How It Works Out For Good

In the life of the Christian there is no such thing as chance. Everything we experience and the people we come in contact with is ordained by God. This is what Romans 8:28 is talking about “we know that all things work together for good to those that love God and are called according to His purposes.”  

But what does God want us to do with these experiences and people we meet?

First, we must realize that God has brought us where we are to accomplish a specific purpose through the Holy Spirit who lives in us. No situation is unique or strange because God’s hand is in everything.

Then we need to pray. Our work in praying is not to worry about how to intercede but to just bring the matter before God’s throne and allow the Holy Spirit to intercede for them. Romans 8:28 comes to fruition because of Romans 8:26 “but the Spirit Himself makes intercession”. But the Holy Spirit cannot do any work through us if we are not surrendered to Him. That’s why each day we need to ask the Holy Spirit to fill us with His love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self –control and wisdom. Then as we are conscious of the Holy Spirits presence in our life, we are able to see how the circumstances we encounter are opportunities for us to intercede according to God’s will and not our own idea of how the circumstance should be resolved. Then all things will work together for good because it will be according to His will not ours.

And that’s a GOOD thing!