Life in the Spirit, Part 15

Picture of God #96, Thurs 3/22/1

Transformation

The Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Romans 8:28And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

No one wants to suffer.

That is plain, and simple.

Ultimately it is a matter of faith that God, too, does not want us to suffer.

And yet, countless millions live lives full of pain & misery.

All I know is what I have experienced.  And I have experienced, upon many occasions, a profound and mysterious transformation.  God has repeatedly taken the most "horrible" events in my life, and transformed them into positive, growing experiences.  Sickness, failures, disappointments, even family death, have all been springboards for a new round of faith, hope, growth and love.

I do not know how it works.  It is a mystery.  But then, so is the web, gravity, light, and life itself.  None of us really know anything at all, when you think about it.  We can use electricity, for example, but no one, not even the brightest scientists, know what electricity is.  But that does not stop us from being able to use and transform it.

So too with this miraculous gift of new life.  I cannot explain it.  But I know it is real.

And please, do not misunderstand me.  Bad, horrible and evil things are not good.  If I could I would eliminate them.  In my own, small ways, I work to do so.  I believe there is much evidence that the course of history is toward solving fundamental problems, and increasing peace, health, goodness and love.  Just look at things like penicillin, aspirin, and open-heart surgery.  Symphonies.  Clean water.  A peaceful night's sleep without fear of attack.  Warmth of a loving family.  These are good things, the blessings I am convinced are YHWH's genuine will for all of us.

Yet when the bad does hit, and none of us are immune, The Creator works to use that experience, to them that are called according to his purpose,  to work together ultimately for good.

The practical application is that, after my 43 years of watching this amazing series of transformations, I am able to have more faith when challenges appear, by YHWH's grace, that this too shall pass.

And become a seed for new, beautiful growth.

A blessed gift of life in the Spirit.

 

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