All Things Will Work for Good!

I would like to share more comfort from the words of the Bible, "Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you. I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." (Isaiah 41:10) He has most certainly done this and more for me.

You are never alone in your pain. He is always with you and He is faithful. Trials and tribulations happen in life, but He is with you through it all. It is far too easy to allow the difficulties in life to overwhelm us. In many cases, how we perceive the situation dictates the outcome. What may seem to be the worst possible event we could imagine may actually be a blessing in disguise. Let me give you an example from my own life. In 2008, my husband was fired from the company where he had worked for 15 years. Honestly, I had been pushing him to look elsewhere for a while before that, because my husband was overworked, underpaid and under-appreciated. He was miserable. When he was fired, we both thought it was the biggest calamity that could ever befall us. I was working, but my salary certainly could not sustain us long term. We both panicked a little. Long story short, he found a much better job, better salary, better perks, in only a couple of months. Now we look upon his getting fired as a huge blessing in disguise, because he is much happier and so am I.

In the midst of my panic, I still held on to my faith. I prayed every day for favor for my husband. I was scared about our finances, do not get me wrong, but I was more concerned about my husband’s emotional well-being. It is very important to him to be able to provide for his family. I knew his self-esteem had taken a big hit. It was important for me to stay positive, to let him know that I believed in him and that I would stand by him no matter what. Believe me; I could have indulged my worst fears. I could have been angry with my husband for allowing things to get to that point. I made a conscious decision not to do that. I did not want to make a difficult situation worse with a negative attitude.

I share this with you for this reason. I want to impress upon you that you have a choice in the way you see a situation. I am not saying that the horrible thing with which you are dealing is not real or is not as bad as you are making it out to be. What I am saying is that you have a choice in how you deal with it. You can let it defeat you or you can let it strengthen you. I try to always take a lesson from difficult circumstances. I try and determine how I have contributed to it or how I can contribute to a solution. I always gain wisdom, which makes me a better person, and I always try to share the wisdom I have gained to help others. I believe with my heart and soul that although God does not necessarily cause our calamities, He most certainly uses them to refine us like silver into the people he wants us to become.

To all of the brokenhearted reading this right now, take heart! He will turn your misery into joy. He will turn this situation, whatever it may be, for your good. What the enemy meant for destruction, He will turn it for triumph! One day you will look back on this time and say, "I don't know how I got through that, but I did!" You will heal and you will be stronger as a result. Just pay attention to the way you perceive the situation. Instead of asking “why me”, ask instead, “what is it that I am supposed to learn from this?” If you would like prayer, please feel free to leave me prayer requests in the comments section. I give you my word that your request will be added to my prayer list. My love to you all. God bless!