Did I get a tiny glimpse of God's plan?
It is sometimes hard to believe that God works all things for good. Romans 8:28 says, "And we know that in all things [emphasis added] God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." It is especially hard to believe this when the world seems to get more brutal and evil and corrupt every passing day. Now, having said that I think it can be argued that it feels like the world is getting worse but perhaps it feels that way at least partly because of the 24 hour stream of news we all hold at our fingertips. My mom's boyfriend quipped to her many years ago, and she would often repeat it to us, "The world's been burning since the world's been turning." Take a look at history - humans have been brutalizing each other since we have historical records. But back to my main points...all God asks of us is to have faith. Even a mustard sized amount of faith is enough. We, as humans, simply cannot understand all th