Nehemiah 8 "my strength is in the joy of my Lord" but I feel this circumstance has lasted as long as Sarah's barrenness. all I'm asking is when will this burden be lifted.
We all face challenges some more difficult than others, nevertheless, it is during these times especially, that we must stand firm on God's word
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths". Proverbs 3:5-6
First, I am sorry to hear this. But yes, Romans 8:28 tells us that the Lord will work things out for the good. We must trust that His ways are better than ours, no matter what we ask of Him.
In Romans 8:28, the word good is the word AGATHOS, spiritual good. Human good is KALOS. Spiritual good is AGATHOS.
That makes a big difference because if I'm looking at it religiously, humanly, and on a horizontal physical plain, when it says "all thing work together for good," that means in the human, God's going to work things out good for me in the human and in the flesh.
But no, this is spiritual good. Also, notice that it doesn't say all things are good. It says that all things are going to be worked out for the good.
What's good and bad in the human, that's our judgment system. To God, everything is good because He's doing everything. And when we have things "go wrong," in God's vocabulary, that's not even in there. When we say "Lord, things are going wrong," to Him everything is going right.
We know that all things work together for good, and look at the two descriptions of the people for whom everything is working out for the good: It is to those who love God, and to those who are called according to His purpose.
Why? Because everything's going to work out according to the will of God, so that when we do pray for the Lord's will to be done, we can know because this is a promise right from God, that all things work together for the good.
Continue to trust in the Lord that He will work things out for the good according to His will.
I am sorry that you have been turned down for something you had hoped to attain. may God uplift you and guide you in the next steps you are to take.
[8]For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
[9]For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Trust in the Lord brother.
We all face challenges some more difficult than others, nevertheless, it is during these times especially, that we must stand firm on God's word
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths". Proverbs 3:5-6
I pray your strength in the lord
First, I am sorry to hear this. But yes, Romans 8:28 tells us that the Lord will work things out for the good. We must trust that His ways are better than ours, no matter what we ask of Him.
In Romans 8:28, the word good is the word AGATHOS, spiritual good. Human good is KALOS. Spiritual good is AGATHOS.
That makes a big difference because if I'm looking at it religiously, humanly, and on a horizontal physical plain, when it says "all thing work together for good," that means in the human, God's going to work things out good for me in the human and in the flesh.
But no, this is spiritual good. Also, notice that it doesn't say all things are good. It says that all things are going to be worked out for the good.
What's good and bad in the human, that's our judgment system. To God, everything is good because He's doing everything. And when we have things "go wrong," in God's vocabulary, that's not even in there. When we say "Lord, things are going wrong," to Him everything is going right.
We know that all things work together for good, and look at the two descriptions of the people for whom everything is working out for the good: It is to those who love God, and to those who are called according to His purpose.
Why? Because everything's going to work out according to the will of God, so that when we do pray for the Lord's will to be done, we can know because this is a promise right from God, that all things work together for the good.
Continue to trust in the Lord that He will work things out for the good according to His will.
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