And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him... For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son...And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified... He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?... Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution... No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
Romans 8:28-37 (selections)
Believer, God has a plan for your life! His plan was in place long before you were born. In fact, He made this plan before He even created the world, and God doesn't make shoddy plans! You can be sure He will accomplish what He sets out to do!
We each walk our own path in life, but don't you dare envy anyone else's because your path is tailor made to conform you into the image of Christ. The suffering you experience (and we all experience our own unique suffering) is akin to His suffering in this way: you both suffer for your sin. He suffered to pay the penalty for your sin. You suffer to overcome it and be set free from it. Your trials help prune the sin out of your life (John 15:2). They strip away all the unhelpful things and replace them with the things of Christ.
God saw your suffering, your trials, your blessings, and your successes in eternity past and He is bringing you through all of this to glory. The path that you are on today is your personal path to glory. So, no matter how difficult it is, no matter how much you want things to change. Stay the course! Press on! Persevere! God has prepared this for you, and He will use it to make you into the man or woman of God that He wants you to be. So, trust Him! Follow in Christ's footsteps and be made perfect by obedience (Hebrews 2:10 & 5:8-10).
For further reading...
- Read all of Romans 8:28-37 to get the full picture.
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