Tune in to hear why you should be grateful for all the things God permits in your life.
I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and I like Romans 8:28 where it says, “…We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him...” And then, later in his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul listed what some of those “all things” are. Things like severe floggings. Being exposed to death. Being shipwrecked. Paul was convinced that all things fitting together for good included being stoned nearly to death. Closing out the list, he writes, “I have been cold and naked.” Man! Our problems seem to pale in light of Paul’s list. For us, the “all things” might include a flat tire on the freeway or a splitting headache. Even my wheelchair seems small compared to Paul’s constant brushes with death. So, hey, let’s be grateful for the “all things” that God permits in ourlives; so that he gets the glory, and we experience good. Because you know what? Those things aren’t so bad after all, are they?
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