If you could change your present circumstances, would you? Most of us would say a resounding Yes! Even if we’re experiencing relatively peaceful and comfortable circumstances, we can always imagine a better life. And for those of us enduring difficult, painful, or trying situations, we long to see the burden of it all lifted or disappear altogether.
But as we know, there are some circumstances that we just have No control over. We can’t maneuver our way out no matter how hard we try to. So, our only option is to go through them. As redeemed children of God, however, hard to comprehend , we must remember this: We are exactly where God wants us, because His sovereignty rules over all our circumstances at all times.
Let’s take a look at Paul’s life as an example. He was sitting in a Roman prison, chained to a guard after a fruitful ministry of sharing the gospel. But even though the Lord brought him into hard and difficult circumstances, His work in and through Paul continued. A not so favorable aspect of the apostle’s life, i.e., being chained to another jailer, turned out to be the very means in which God used to deliver the gospel to the entire Roman Empire, which included Caesar’s household.
Our Sovereign God who used Paul’s circumstances for His good purposes can do the very same with your life. As with Paul, you may have to go through them trusting that the Lord will comfort and strengthen you. Rest assured, you can even rejoice.
Be Encouraged Today !
Knowing that God has you Right where You are for such a Time as this.
