‘What the enemy meant for evil, God intended for good.’
We go through so many battles in life. Unfortunately life does have hardships, that is just part of it. And, thankfully we have a God who cares.
The enemy's goal is ultimately death, and he won’t stop until He gets there.
Yikes.
AND…
We do not do anything in this life alone. God walks through every single moment with us, He even knows everything that happens before it even happens.
It is easy to get frustrated when we are faced with trials.
It is easy to question God’s goodness and find yourself constantly asking God, ‘Why?’
It is NOT so easy to run to God for help, remind ourselves of God’s promises, or lean on those around us that God purposefully places in our life.
But, this is just how God uses these moments to allow us to grow personally and spiritually. This is how He uses what the enemy intended for evil, for good.
I think we can all think of moments that were so hard, that God brought some sort of goodness out of.
Personally in these moments it felt impossible to believe something good could come out of it.
In the darkest days of my eating disorder I found myself constantly questioning why God would allow me to walk through something so hard and so scary.
In those moments, honestly, I could not see the light.
But, with what the enemy intended for evil (death), God intended for good.
Walking in an eating disorder rerouted my whole course of ‘life plans.’ I felt behind for several years.
But…
I would have never gone to cosmetology school.
I would never have made new friends.
I would never have met my boyfriend.
I would never have to truly discover who I am.
I would never have given back and volunteered with Selah.
I would never be making the memories that I am.
I truly would not see the world the way I do now.
What the enemy intends for evil, God intends for good.
What has God given you from hardships?
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