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Evil Turned to Good
2 stars|3 comments|August 18, 2008|109 reads
 
Thinking back to David's sermon this past Sunday:
In the scripture Joseph says, "what you intended for evil, God used for good."
Think of your own life and a time when what someone else intended for evil to you, or what at first seemed to be an evil in your life, turned out to be for good, by God's power. 

Take a minute and share your thoughts here with the rest of us.  

 
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bobpeden
 bobpeden
August 18, 2008
And I will begin:

Sabrina and I were talking this afternoon about the time when my marriage came to an end. My divorce was very painful and very hurtful. I felt like my world had come to a desperate end. And yet looking back I can see that had I continued in wedlock to one who led me away from any connection I had with God, I would have never returned to Him. And having now found God, I can apprectiate just how wonderful a relationship with Him really is.

So I can say, "though my divorce seemed to be a great evil in my life, it turned out for good, because it opened the door for my return to God."
Lee Ward
 Lee Ward
August 19, 2008
Bob, you have described just how I felt when my grandson died, "like my world had come to a desperate end." I had wandered so far from God I had almost completely forgotten Him. I became a bitter, unhappy person, yet all the while He was working on my heart. When at last I opened my arms and my heart to other grieving grandparents I began to open my arms and my heart to God, whose arms and heart had always been open for me.

Like Leslie Weatherhead pointed out in The Will of God, He intends good for His people; circumstances (Satan) sometimes get in the way; His ultimate will will be achieved -- good for His people.

Thank you, God, for loving me enough to bring me back.
Jodi Cross
 Jodi Cross
August 21, 2008

Bob,

   I can relate to your divorce situation.  At the time I was going through it, I asked "why me?".  I am now a full believer in "everything happens for a reason" because through it all, my faith and relationship with God was strengthened.  Now whenever I'm tempted to ask "why me?" I remind myself that God has a plan and a reason for every obstacle I may face.
Jodi