"For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren," (Hebrews 2:11 KJV)
"And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God's own will. And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory. What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?" (Romans 8:27-31 NLT)
This is one major principle I have dealt with, over and over, through many trials and times of being in a place of despair: God is always on our side, even when we mess up and absolutely show Him no respect, He is always ready to receive us into His loving arms! This is the heart of our Father! He knows us, so much more than we know ourselves, that He has already prepared a path for us, even though we don't know it, His ways and further our ways.
The passage from Romans, is always used to express certain things that help us get through difficult times, as if this is the sure-fire answer to everything the seems to come against us. But, (and this is a very big but,) sometimes the very difficult time is made for our benefit, even though we can't understand why or for what reason God is allowing us to suffer through such a terrible time.
That might seem hard to understand, when you are actually going through the fire; but there are just some things we need to have burnt out of our lives; things we wouldn't have given up on our own, but God knew in advance what needed to be done; but we have no clue. Even when we think that we have figured it out, we see a door that is right in front of us; but God has doors that are opened, we have no clue they are even there.
This is the beautiful message of the cross; we all have a cross, as Jesus said, "Pick up your cross, and follow me," as an indication that the thing which destroys us, is also the thing that restores us and makes us whole...
"Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God's right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory." (Colossians 3:1-4 NLT)
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