"I can't believe that happened!" "What in the world is going on?" "I don't know what I'm going to do now that this has happened!" These are typical responses when we are face with unexpected events in our lives. Even as believers, we tend to react this way. Sure, we could be super-spiritual and say that we always react with a Job response "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away - blessed be the name of the Lord". But... let's be honest... we react first, then remember Who we belong to. One thing we have to remember is that the unexpected may have been a surprise to us, but it wasn't for God. You see, He knows all and sees all. He knows the end from the beginning and everything that happens in between. We've got to stop freaking out when things happen. It's not a surprise to Him!
Romans 8:28 says "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". You know what that means? Not only is the "thing" which surpised us, not a surprise to God, but He's going to work it out for our good! If we pause before reacting and meditate on that truth, it will change our reaction. God's got us covered. He's big enough to know what's going to happen before it even happens. And He's big enough to handle it so that it will work out for our benefit. Let's stop tripping! Nothing is a surprise to God and He's got it all under control.
Romans 8:28 says "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". You know what that means? Not only is the "thing" which surpised us, not a surprise to God, but He's going to work it out for our good! If we pause before reacting and meditate on that truth, it will change our reaction. God's got us covered. He's big enough to know what's going to happen before it even happens. And He's big enough to handle it so that it will work out for our benefit. Let's stop tripping! Nothing is a surprise to God and He's got it all under control.
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