Clinging

Through my devotional book, I read a handful of verses today that all dealt with the idea of trial (James 1:2-3, Romans 5:3-5). Trials are guaranteed to come. So what happens when trials come? What is our appropriate response when we experience a heart wrenching pain so great that makes us want to curl up into a ball? One way is to cling desperately to what we know to be true.

Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Seasons come and seasons go. The status quo is constantly changing before our very eyes. Things we once held dear we now count as garbage. There is one thing that is constant among it all: God's character. As it says in Romans 8:28, we know that God works for the good of those who love him. We know that God is sovereign and that His will will reign in our lives. In a time where nothing makes sense, cling to this.