All is Well

"He who has faith has... an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well - even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly.'

B.C. Forbes


There are those who analyse the plight of Christians and call it is proof that there is no God.  The rain falls on the godly and the  ungodly just as the sun shines on the godly and the ungodly.  Those who follow Jesus go to the grave just as those who do not follow Jesus.  All these things are true although I do not discount the power of prayer to change the outcomes in our lives.  What I do know to be different is that those of faith have hope.  In my immaturity I used to think that they had hope that God would do what they wanted him to do.  I have since learned that hope is based not on God doing what I want him to do, but rather on God doing what is right.  Hope is based on the realization that the love of God, greater than any human love can be, will always work for the good of those who love him and are called according to his purpose.  There is nothing in this life that can separate us from that love.  Focus on that love and everything else will fall into place.

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.  (Romans 8:38-39)