All Things Work Together….
Many of us have heard people say that all things work together for good. A lot of people use it to mean that whenever something bad happens, that is in the end for the good. However, not many people finish the verse. The full verse is Romans 8:28, which says “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.”
That verse has a conditional statement. All things work together for good TO THEM that love God, and who are called according to His purpose. The first statement is easily understood. We need to love God. The second one is not so clear,”called according to His purpose”. What that essentially means is that we need to be following the Will of God.
If we aren’t following the Will of God, we should not expect a bad situation to work out for good. A bad situation that we put ourselves in can work out for good, IF we stop what we are doing, and pray to God, and seek His will.
If we are following the Will of God, then, sometime in the future, everything will have worked itself out for the better. Sometimes it takes a very long time, while other times it happens quickly. Also, remember that things work together for good, good things and bad things. Just because you are doing the Will of God doesn’t mean that everything will be easy. Look at the life of Paul, or some missionary’s life today.
So, look at your life. Are you following the Will of God? Do you love God?
