The Lord Reigns cont.

3. God is working in a way you don't see

Sometimes God works in mysterious ways that we may not understand at the time, but when we look back, we realize why things worked out the way they did. For example, in one of my past blog posts (Dashed Dreams or Perfect Planning) I talked about how I got a significant Theater scholarship to NAU, but I in the end felt the need to switch my major from Theater to Communications. At the time I didn't understand why God would take me out of something I loved so much, especially during such a critical time in my life (my first day of freshman year at the university). Looking back on my (at the time) tough decision, I can see that God allowed the change to happen for good. My choice allowed me to gain a job with the most influential section of my school's paper, receive a position with a children's book agency, and also gain the opportunity to test out whether communications would be the field I would make my career out of. Most often in the moment it's incredibly difficult to try and figure out what God is doing, especially when you're going through a trial, or a hard place in your life. But that's the point, God doesn't want us to figure him out, He wants us to trust Him. For me, this is the area I personally struggle with most. 

A lot of the time when God is really the one trying to work His plan out in our lives, we see it as Satan trying to screw things up for us. Remember, just because you don't understand something, doesn't necessarily mean it's Satan interfering with God's perfect plan. Simply rest in the fact that God will bring beauty from the ashes, and HE WILL be glorified. God leaves us a loving promise when he says "My power is made perfect in your weakness, My grace is sufficient for you."
Sometimes bad things happen because God is trying to teach us something, but not always.