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One of the hardest things we will ever have to do is to trust in God in the midst of trouble. Sometimes when you are right in the middle of it, it may even seem that God has completely turned away from your circumstances. Let’s admit it, it is very hard to understand that what we are going through in some way will bring some sort of benefit. Moreover, even to think that we will better off because of it may even seem like we are pushing the envelope.
It is not easy to explain why some things happen in life. It is equally difficult to explain how God can transform pain into growth. However, God is able to bring something good out of what it may seem like a lost cause. Time and time again, the testimony stands of the faithfulness and transcendence of God. It is this reality that gives us hope, that in spite of our circumstances God is able to see us through.
This song is shared with you in this devotional for the second time. So that if you, or someone you know is going through a tough time, you will realize that there is hope, a living hope, the kind only God can provide.
26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. (ESV)
