And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
Romans 8:28 (NLT)
That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.
Romans 8:28 (The Message)
At times life and the things that happen in our lives sure seem like chaos. We think to ourselves, and even ponder out loud, "how can this be happenning, how can this be something that is good for me, what in the world is God doing?" It can all feel like total chaos because it is not working out the way we think it should. However, I have to believe that underneath all these things that look like chaos, there is actually some order to them. There is a God that is underneath what looks like chaos and actually making order out of it.
For example, if we were able to go to Hartsfield International Airport and just sit and watch people come and go, it would seem like total chaos. People would be coming and going, running to the next flight, waiting in line, staring at the boards trying to figure out what gate they need to get to, where they need to pick their bags up, where are they going to meet their friends they have to pick up, what train to they need to get on to get to the right concourse, and which car rental company counter they need to get to. It all would look like complete chaos and we would wonder how anybody finds their way to the right place here.
However, everyday thousands and thousands of people find their way through the airport to the right flight, the right car, and the proper place to be picked up or pick up their love ones or business partners. Why, because underneath this seeming chaos is order. People know where to go, they know how to get through the lines, there are directions for everyone, and people making sure people get to where they need to go. If there was an announcement saying that flight 11 was leaving from concourse C instead of concourse B, you would see this massive shift in movement - people changing trains, changing the direction in which they were walking, etc, - it would look like complete chaos. But of course there is complete order underneath it all and everyone is moving with a definite purpose to where they are going.
This is what I know about God. What seems to be chaos is actually not underneath. God is there making it all orderly and organizes it. God organizes it infinitely and is intelligence to do so. I have to trust this, that God is making order - working all things for good - despite it looking and feelng like chaos. So trust that God is underneath it all, or over it all, making order out of the seeming chaos of life. This does not mean that we do not grieve, cry, or not have to experience frustration, anger, sadness, hurt, rejection, or pain. It means that we can face these things with some hope and a perspective that allows us to pass through these things with hope. What other choice is there? It is either this or it is all random chance...........
Namaste'
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