| The Big Picture |
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The Big Picture
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love
God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
— Romans 8:28
There are times in our lives as Christians when God will do things or fail
to do things that we want Him to do, and it will not make sense to us.
And because we don't see the big picture, we may falsely conclude that
God has abandoned us. But we need to trust Him during these times,
remembering that Jesus Christ is the author and finisher of our faith. In
other words, what God starts, He completes.
It seems as I get older, I get distracted and forget things all the time. But
what if God forgot about us? What a frightening thought. Imagine being
in the midst of a fiery trial as God is watching and waiting for that
moment to take us out of it. Then the phone rings, and He is gone for a
decade! Thankfully, God never forgets about us. He is in full control. He
knows exactly what He is doing. He will complete what He has begun.
Sometimes in the middle of that process, we may think the Lord is
missing it. But He isn't. We're the ones who are missing it. From our
limited human viewpoint, we think of the temporal, but God lives in the
eternal. We are thinking of today, but God is planning for tomorrow. We
are thinking of comfort, but God is thinking of character. We are thinking
of an easy time, but God is thinking of how to make us better people.
So let's trust Him. Whatever our circumstances or hardships, let us
believe His promise to His children, "And we know that all things work
together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called
according to His purpose" (Romans 8:28). All things are working
together.
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love
God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
— Romans 8:28
There are times in our lives as Christians when God will do things or fail
to do things that we want Him to do, and it will not make sense to us.
And because we don't see the big picture, we may falsely conclude that
God has abandoned us. But we need to trust Him during these times,
remembering that Jesus Christ is the author and finisher of our faith. In
other words, what God starts, He completes.
It seems as I get older, I get distracted and forget things all the time. But
what if God forgot about us? What a frightening thought. Imagine being
in the midst of a fiery trial as God is watching and waiting for that
moment to take us out of it. Then the phone rings, and He is gone for a
decade! Thankfully, God never forgets about us. He is in full control. He
knows exactly what He is doing. He will complete what He has begun.
Sometimes in the middle of that process, we may think the Lord is
missing it. But He isn't. We're the ones who are missing it. From our
limited human viewpoint, we think of the temporal, but God lives in the
eternal. We are thinking of today, but God is planning for tomorrow. We
are thinking of comfort, but God is thinking of character. We are thinking
of an easy time, but God is thinking of how to make us better people.
So let's trust Him. Whatever our circumstances or hardships, let us
believe His promise to His children, "And we know that all things work
together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called
according to His purpose" (Romans 8:28). All things are working
together.