, growing up I never thought the things that happened to me were from God, or that God was doing anything. Even things that I thought were bad at the time, God used those things for good.
One example: I didn't have good enough grades in reading to move on from 2nd grade. I had to repeat the year. I was angry, frustrated, alone, and stupid. But, if I had would have moved on to 3rd grade, when I changed schools I would have had an entirely different group of friends. Some of the guys I met in Jr High that were so influential in my life I may have never talked to. I would have been a different person if I would have been a better reader when I was 8.
That may not be a good example, but it makes a lot of sense to me. If you are having trouble with this, read the story of Job or Joseph. Everything was taken from Job, yet he still honored God. Joseph was sold into slavery, when to jail because of a false accusation, and somehow became the 2nd in command over an entire nation all because he honored God. Check the stories for yourself - Job: the whole book (duh), Joseph: Genesis 37,39-46. Seriously, I wish I could be as Godly as these two. It would be so easy to just curse God, but they don't. They trust Him, even though they don't know what's happening and things are really falling apart. I pray that we can have faith like that. I pray that we will honor Jesus everyday no matter what our circumstances are, because it is the greatest thing we could ever do.
