January 11, 2009

We know God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28

A very helpful quote was shared at caregroup tonight from Jerry Bridges book Trusting God. So often we find our current trials and tribulations quite distasteful and it difficult to imagine how our trials can possibly be worked for good. Jerry Bridges writes:

"While growing up in Texas, I enjoyed my mother's buttermilk biscuits made from 'scratch' every morning for breakfast. But there was not a single ingredient in those biscuits that I would have enjoyed by itself. And even after they were mixed together, I would not have cared for the raw biscuit dough. Only after they were mixed together in the right proportions by my mother's skillful hands and then subjected to the fire of the oven were they ready to be enjoyed for breakfast."

"The 'things' of Romans 8:28 are like the ingredients of the biscuit dough. By themselves they are not tasteful to us. We shun them. And we certainly shun the heat of the oven. But when God in His infinite skill has blended them all together and cooked them properly in the oven of adversity, we shall one day say, it is good."

Thank you Lord for working ALL things for our good and Your glory! We can fully trust you in all things!