This Will Fit Into God's Plan!!
Rom. 8:28 "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.
Know that God's plan for your life involves everything (ALL) that happens to you. Your mistakes, your sins, past, present and future. All of your hurts and misunderstandings. Does that really mean "all things", Yes, it does.
Does that mean separation? Yes, Does that mean divorce? Yes, Does that mean rejection? Yes! Does that mean your spouse coming against you? Yes! Does that mean your spouse wanting out of the marriage? Yes! If you leave anything out then it is not "all things". The Word of God says "ALL THINGS". You must understand that.
Everything fits into God's plan. God can bring good out of evil. God can bring good out of the worst kind of evil and He did that on Calvary.
If you think you are just going through a series of hard luck situations, you need to get your thinking spiritualized and out of the world's way of thinking. It is a series of things working together for good, not for evil, not for money, not for reputation, not for position, not for personality, but working together for good. It does not say that all things in life are good.
I want you to take a look at the family tree of Jesus. Four women are listed in scripture for us to consider. They are Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and Bethsheba. Tamar seduced her father-in-law because she wanted to get pregnant. Rahab was a known prostitute. Ruth was not even Jewish and broke the law by marrying a Jewish man, and Bethsheba committed adultery with David, which led to the murder of her husband. You probably are saying, "It doesn't look to me like a dime's worth of good in any one of them." Not what you would call sterling reputations, but God brought good out of all those bad situation,` and Jesus came through that lineage.
Know today that God's purpose is far greater than this bad situation in your marriage. Repeat: God's purpose is far greater than your circumstances.
What God is doing is much more important in the universe than our problem or our pain or predicament. He can use it ALL for good, if you'll give it to Him and let Him.
It says all things in your life working together can produce good. It didn't say ALL THINGS in your life is good or would be good. Jesus said to us as believers, "Anyone who lives godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution." This is not good BUT will work for your good. Much of what is happening in marriages are really bad. It is relatively easy to bring good out of good. We can do that, but God specializes in bringing good out of that which is evil or bad. You only need to trust Him while you go through.
God allows the difficulty because He is more interested in your character than in your comfort. He wants to perfect you, not pamper you. Sometimes we don't quite understand that. His goal for your life is holiness, not happiness. Some people think it is just the opposite. They say, "God is obligated to make me happy." No, He is obligated to make you holy. That is the reason why, when you became a child of God, the Holy Spirit came to dwell in you, to make you more like Him. He always values the spiritual over the material, because what you become is going to last forever. Therefore if you love God, your situation will work together for your good.
I am praying for and standing with you.
Be encouraged
Pastor Doreen
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