my heart aches
and
my stomach is in knots over last fridays tragedy.
as i am sure yours is too.
sunday fittingly our sunday school lesson was from Romans on faith
both john and i read the
this is what the study notes stated on
ROMANS 8:28
Gods works in "all things" - not just isolated incidents - for good.
This does not mean that all that happens to us is good.
Evil is prevalent in our fallen world, but God is able to turn every circumstance around for our long-range good.
Note that God is not working to make us happy, but to fulfill his purpose.
Note also that this promise is not for everybody.
It can be claimed only by those who love God and are called according to his purpose.
Those who are "called" are those the Holy Spirit convinces and enables to receive Christ.
Such people have a new perceptive, a new mind set on life.
They trust God, not life's treasures; they look for their security in heaven,
not on earth; they learn to accept, not resent, pain and persecution because God is with them.
i hope these words bring comfort to you during this time.
god bless and...
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
