Today during my morning walk I had a billion thoughts floating around in my head. So much so that about a block into walking it dawned on me that I hadn't yet read my scripture card. Glancing down at it with anticipation I smiled on inside as I read a favorite and familiar verse.
All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
Psalm 139:16
How I love this verse! Passing the townhouses further down in our development I began to meditate on what the word "ordained" means. Allowed. Permitted. Cleared. Approved. Then I remembered specific times in my life of abuse, marital turmoil, parenting struggles, financial devastation...God okay-ed all of these parts of my life. They were given clearance to be a part of my story. And in every instance they have built me up as a person, made my life better, and given me more faith in Jesus.
Why does God allow suffering? Because it reminds us to trust in Him and not in ourselves.
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