Romans 8:28 (NLT): "And we know that all that happens to us is working for our good if we love God and are fitting into his plans.
Don't scream in shock but I watched the infamous Slum-dog Millionaire movie for the first time early this year! I asked you not to scream now :)
The narrative of the film is so moving, I was close to tears at some point; it is a powerful film to say the least. What I found particularly interesting was how all the horrible experiences the protagonist had gone through aided him in answeing all the questions and winning the game show Who wants to be Millionaire. If you have seen this movie you will understand what I have just said, if you haven't seen this movie, what I am about to say will still make sense.
The Bible verse quoted above is a famous one, a christian favorite. It is a verse that brings comfort in the midst of trouble, and brings peace in the midst of chaotic events; the assurance that things will work out eventually births within us peace even if it is just for a moment.
Why do bad things happen to good people? this is a question I have pondered on so many occasions, many times I was referring to someone else, other times I was referring to myself.
Why this? Why that?
The verse above says if we love God, and we are walking in line with his plan for our lives (seeking his will) then ALL things that happen to us will turn out for our good. The temptation is to ask How?
Back to the movie Slum-dog Millionaire How for example was the death of the protagonist mother going to give him an answer to a question on the game show?
You and I don't know how God is going to do turn that pain into laughter, turn that difficulty into a testimony, but his word says if we love him we can be sure that such alterations are possible.
So let us strengthen our faith, let us pray for God's kind of peace to fill our hearts because God's word to us is that 'The pain has a purpose'. It is all coming together.
His peace my love.
4 comments:
I like your comparison of Slum-dog millionaire to everything working out for our good. I really do...
And now that I've said that, I am almost screaming in shock that you just saw the movie...LOL.
jaycee ..you might want to scream twice then..cos its not long i saw it too.. lol
chichi..love the comparison...true words...i guess , we want to ask why..cos we are human...but thank God that every single situation still turns out in our favour..
all we need do is stick with himm..
I have watched that movie like 2 times, and the message it sends is soo strong and encouraging.
I like your comparison..and staying with God is one of the wisest decisions anyone could make
Yes, if we could see the 'end' then, we would appreciate the process. However, we just might not enjoy the 'end' as such or even be prepared for it.
God sure has His reasons which we simply cannot fault only to pray Him give us grace to hold on.
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