“Until you can see the work of God in the worst of circumstances you have not yet begun to see your life from the eyes of God.”

A thought by Erwin Raphael McManus (2003-09-04) from his book, Uprising: A Revolution of the Soul (Kindle Locations 1827-1828). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.

I am right now reaping the benefit of someone’s worst of circumstances. I have been reading the New Testament book of the Acts of the Apostles. I just finished it yesterday and have now started reading the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Romans. I have just been reading of the difficulties of Paul and of how he finally is put in a prison in Rome. And from that prison Paul wrote a big portion of the New Testament including his letter to the Romans.

Here is the point. If Paul with all his energy, his devotion, his drive had not been put in prison a big portion of the New Testament would never have been written. God saw Paul’s life differently than even Paul saw it.

Oh that we could see our worst of circumstances through God’s eyes. He sees it all.

God is good and He is right and He is faithful and He can be trusted and His way is best and one day we will see that it is. By faith we can see it is best today.

Again, “Until you can see the work of God in the worst of circumstances you have not yet begun to see your life from the eyes of God.”

So what are you going through today?

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