In All Things God Works for the Good

 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who^[a] have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28

What more can we ask for then to have the past regrets and heartaches turned into good for someone else, redeeming us and healing us in the process? What better way for God to be glorified through us than to take our guilt or devastation that Satan used to either steel, kill, or destroy — because that’s all that he does (John 10:10) — and use it for the good of another soul, ultimately shining the light on the mercy of Jesus?

In our sorrow God enables us to perceive if even a glimpse of his precious son’s suffering; the spotless lamb. He who had no sin deliberately put himself through this humiliating and undeserved death because He loves us so much. We also may need to understand and accept there’s really no other way for us to become like Him unless we walk through some fire, and that some will walk through more than others.

“I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death..” Phillipian 3:10“

As the days go by and we willingly continue to lay every last bit of our troubled heart and mind at the Cross of Jesus, holding to His teachings, then we become set free. His stripes ultimately heal us and others in turn are blessed through our mercy, compassion, and understanding.

“…so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky”… (Phillipians 2:15)

The past won’t hurt forever. Even when heart-wrenching memories or our choices still have the capacity to bring pain in this life, they have limits, too. Someday there will come a point and time when Lord willing He says to us “Well done, good and faithful servant.”

Meanwhile, we remember to forgive as we have been forgiven.

“For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, ¹⁵ but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”(Matthew 6:14-15)

Life has its twists and turns, hills and valleys, too many round-a-bouts it seems, but God promises to be there through all of it, helping us to get home once and for all where there he promises a much different world than the one we know.

“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” (Rev 21:4)

What a grand part of the Master’s plan to point to the mercy of Jesus that leads to repentance than to take the blows to our heart, sometimes our mind, too, or the remorse from any of our choices and flip them all on their head bringing the victory home for Jesus.

 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who^[a] have been called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)