This is submitted by Stan Shive:
Romans 8:28 (KJV) 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.
Second: God always gives his best to those who leave the choice with Him. The question is how many of us are really willing to let him have control of our lives, that we may experience God's best for us, what ever that may be?
There was a man that had a son that was very sick and this christian man prayed that God would heal his son. The man's son died and this man was very angry with God and quit going to church and did not want to have anything to do with God because, he blamed God for his son's death. Several years went by and one day this man decided to get serious and ask God, where were you when my son died? God said the same place I was when my son died!
What this man failed to realize is that God really did heal his son he just took him to heaven for the healing instead of healing him and letting him here on this earth! Had this man drew near to the Lord he would have given him the grace to get through that difficult time.
How do I know that? I found my 43 year old son dead in his house on June the 8th 2010. It is times like that, when we need to draw closer to the Lord, not get angry with God and try to get away, because He is the only one who can possibly give us the grace, love and mercy we need to get through a situation like that!! He not only gave me the grace but, let me know that in spite of what happens in our lives, He loves us so much and will help us get through any difficulty!
He has given me the privilege and opportunity to give comfort to someone in the future that may loose a child. You can never really say I know how you feel unless you have been where that person is at that time! There are times in our lives that the Lord will permit us to go through a Romans 8:28 experience that test our faith to see if we are really trusting in Him! It is in those valleys that our faith is really tested! Whatever the situation, that he permits us to go through it really is for our good even if we do not understand it at that time.
Stanley Shive
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