Yesterday my work sent me to a meeting in Manhattan, so that meant a long subway ride back and forth from the Bronx. I picked up a little booklet at my friend Lauren Tiller's church a few weeks back entitled "The Sanity of Sovereignty" and got to read a few chapters of it during my commute. It basically talks about how having faith in God's sovereignty allows us to live in freedom- whether we encounter joys or pain, blessing or hardship. The author, Nate Atwood, relates the stories of people he knows personally, who have lost a child or battled cancer, illustrating his point that even when bad things happen, God is not only in control, but He is good.
Nate writes, "...we know that nothing touches us that God does not allow..." I jotted down this little revelation, and I know its truth will sustain me for the rest of my life: "Nothing touches me that God does not allow, and His purpose in everything is to make me more like Christ. This is for my good and to His glory." God is after His own glory...and yet He promises that "all things work together for the good of those who love Him"!
Even when we don't understand why. Even then He is working it out for His glory and for our good!
"Rejoice in the Lord/He makes no mistake/He knoweth the end/Of each path I take/And when I am tried/And purified/I shall come forth as gold."
hi rachel!
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