And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. (Romans 8:28 NASB)
Many people get this verse wrong. They think there will always be a happily ever after or e everything magically works out like in the movies. But God does not promise that it will be good, only that it will be for good. The good might be for someone else or for a greater purpose. Our pain, suffering, hardship may never go away but God can make something beautiful from it. A person might come to Christ, someone may get another chance at life, or you may be the only person to identify with another's pain. Whatever way you look at it, God takes the broken and makes it purposeful.
Gungor sings of this in their song Beautiful Things:
All this pain
I wonder if I’ll ever find my way
I wonder if my life could really change at all
All this earth
Could all that is lost ever be found
Could a garden come up from this ground at all
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us
All around
Hope is springing up from this old ground
Out of chaos life is being found in You
You make me new, You are making me new
Trust that God loves you and will bring hope to the darkness you are facing.
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