“The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land.”
First off, I am glad you are here today.
This is not an easy post to write or contemplate.
Loss is always hard. Divorce is always hard. Death is always hard. Losing a job is always hard. Dealing with ruin is always hard. And no one will ever really know why God allowed these events to transpire, even if, God was not the cause.
There are times that what is allowed to be broken, stays broken. There are times that what stopped working, never gets to work again. There are times the separation DOES ABSOLUTELY LEAD to a divorce.
??? WHY ???
Understanding destruction brings great difficulty. This post can never explain the complexity & the exact reasons–why–our lives face difficulty, destruction & ruin.
Only GOD can explain. GOD CAN ACTUALLY EXPLAIN.
However, that explanation may not take place on this earth.
GOD has an ultimate design. GOD as creator, will work all things into His plan.
His plan is higher & greater than ours. His plan is perfect. His ways are perfect.
He understands exactly why He allows what He does & why He removes what He does and why certain doors close.
Yet, I absolutely doubt His goodness, when I look back–at all in my life that has come to ruin.
All the friends that have been taken, died, or gave up the friendship.
All of the opportunities that ceased, ended, or dried up.
Never to come back. Never to regrow. Never to be replanted. Never to start again.
All of the relationships, including former marriages, that ended for a complexity of reasons– I will never truly understand & know.
Where is GOD in all of that?
Was I the “wicked” who “will not inhabit the earth” ???
No. I was chosen, predestined, and justified.
Romans 8:28-32 (ESV) states, “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose. 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.
And those whom He predestined He also called, and those whom He called He also justified, and those whom He justified He also glorified. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things?”
Did I make mistakes, sure.
Could I have done better, sure.
But did I make those events happen to me?
No. But they will be used for good.
What good?!
Becoming more like Christ.
“The righteous will never be removed, But the wicked will not inhabit the earth.”
Maybe.
Maybe, I had a role to play in the disaster.
Maybe, I made choices that led to the outcome.
But . . . I know, I didn’t cause all of the ruin & disaster to strike my home.
GOD CAN DO ALL THINGS.
I REPEAT . . .
GOD
CAN
DO
ALL
THINGS
This includes fixing things. This includes teaching lessons. This includes forgiving sins.
Exodus 3:13-15 (HCSB) says, “Then Moses asked God, ‘If I go to the Israelites and say to them: The God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they ask me, “What is His name?” what should I tell them?’
God replied to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you.’ God also said to Moses, ‘Say this to the Israelites: Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever; this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.’ “
My current marriage is better because of the lessons I was able to learn before I got here. Are there skeletons from wives past?? Yes, there are. However, there are lessons I already went through that I don’t need to go through again.
Dishes get washed. Floors get swept. Bathrooms get cleaned. Animals get fed. Toilet Paper gets bought. Discipline comes in waves, balanced with love & grace.
Food gets cooked. Not perfect food, but good enough to eat. Good enough for a marriage. Good enough to feed my family. Good enough to feed my wife. Good enough to silence the voices that say men don’t cook. Men don’t clean. Men don’t speak about feelings.
I DO.
My current life is better because of the lessons I was able to learn from divorce, adultery, and betrayal.
AM I BROKEN?!?!?!
Yes!
Am I CHOSEN !??!!!????!
Yes!!
AM I PREDESTINED TO COMPLETE HIS PURPOSE FOR MY LIFE !?
!!! YES !!!
“The godly will never be disturbed, but the wicked will be removed from the land.”
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