Just recently I was going through a list of old posts, and I came across this one. I have seen alot of hurt and trials in the life of many people recently. My family and I just came out of one recently so I know the great need for encouragement that is there for a child of God going through a very difficult time. I wanted to re-post what I wrote here in last July, and I hope it will be an encouragement to those who need it.
"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
My family and I came back from visiting a theme park recently. My brothers and I love rollercoasters, so those were the major attractions we went to. After going there, I was thinking about rollercoasters and the spiritual applications that could be drawn from them. There were a whole bunch that were brought to my attention but I just wanted to give one for now. Whenever I'm on a rollercoaster and I look ahead at a huge twist or turn in the tracks, I'm thinking," O no, this does not look good!" But once I'm actually on the other end of that huge twist in the tracks I usually think," Hey, that wasn't all that bad. That was actually pretty good!"
As children of God, we will go through twists and turns in the "tracts of life" so to speak. One of our comforts during those twists is that just as a rollercoaster track is all laid out and planned, so God has our life all planned out and He will work everything out for good (Rom. 3:23). The twists in the tracks of our life will seem scary to us when we aproach them, but if we remain faithful to God and stay on the tracks He has for us, we will look back after going through those twists and think,"God did use that twist in my life for good." I have been through a "twist" in my own life recently and I can tell you that Romans 3:23 is true. I look back at the twist that I went through and yes, I didn't like what I had to go through. However, I can tell you this: I am glad that I went through it because God used it for such a greater good. The joy of the after result out-weighes the pain of the "twist". This is another promise that God has given us so that we can go through the trials of life.
"...for He is faithful that promised." - Hebrews 10:23
