God Is Good, All the Time!

Because of his love, we are forgiven, blessed, children of God. As I think about hard times and struggles that we have all had, I think back to the bible's many examples of great men and women of faith that went through incredible hardships, only to be so richly blessed AFTER the suffering. The same could be said of Jesus and the pain he bore for us KNOWING that the end result would be worth it all. That is a perspective as humans we struggle with and need to look back in our own lives when hard times came and the blessings that subsequently followed, if we did not quit or give up.

There are also many bible stories that follow the same pattern. Joseph, Lot and countless others. Could it be that hardships and struggles in life are necessary for us to become what God desires for us, or our loved ones? It is very natural for us to look at tough times as being bad, but are they really? Since we do not know the future and we do not know what lies ahead, how could we possibly understand the whys of our difficulties and those of our loved ones. 

As Christians our lives will not be free of hardships and pains, but there is a common denominator that always prevails. "All things work to good to them that love the Lord." God's word does not return void, his promises are real. Do not take my word for it or even the bible's. Look at your own life and remember your darkest hours and how you felt and where you are today. My guess is that it is in a better place for having been in that hard spot. As my mom use to say " Watch out what you pray for, you just might get it" and how we get "it" is usually through trials and tests that are tough to bear at the time and cause many of us to ask WHY?

Though we may never know the answers, or come to complete understanding in this life, one day we will, so keep the faith and keep pressing on, because things are not always as they seem.

A favorite story of mine about just that. http://www.new-life.net/favrt071.htm

Song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt-OouIx8LkGod is good