"He’s not interested in us walking around sad and grief-stricken all the time."

A thought by Daniel Fusco, from his book, Crazy Happy (p. 51). The Crown Publishing Group, Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon to buy the book.)

And I like that.

Looking sad.

Daniel says, "Thankfully, God’s plan doesn’t stop with mourning. He’s not interested in us walking around sad and grief-stricken all the time. He’s not trying to lead us into lives of despair and misery. The blessing Jesus promises for those who mourn is that they will be comforted."

He continues, "If you’re like me, you might be a little confused right now, because if our poverty leads to mourning, and mourning leads to comfort, what exactly is the point?

"Here’s a truth bomb for you: we love the outcome, but God loves the process. You see, Jesus is revealing part of God’s ongoing plan of redemption for the world—that even in our present reality, God is beginning to leverage the brokenness of the world and bring beauty from ashes, joy from sadness. His ongoing redemptive work starts with our soft hearts, broken for what we see, and our mourning drives us into the arms of the Lord, where he comforts the brokenhearted. That comfort we receive becomes the comfort we can offer to others. And this is how God can redeem even the most horrific situations through his children. (Our problems are not pointless; our problems are purposeful in the hands of God.)"

He goes on, "Talking about suffering always raises questions about God’s place within it, so let me be clear: God is never the source of the evil we endure in life. Nor is he handcuffed by it. He allows it."

Daniel then says, "Because God’s ways are infinitely higher than ours, that means his imagination is too. And the Lord can imagine ways to work in our lives in the midst of suffering, even when it seems impossible to us that anything beautiful could come out of the tragedies we endure. This is one of the keys to being crazy happy: remembering that God has a plan, even in our most heartbreaking moments."

And I'm so glad He does, aren't you?

Yes, yes!

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