GOD MEANT IT FOR GOOD

I know many of us could argue, "How Could God Have Meant My Abuse for Good?" There is just no way! I am Angry and even Hate God!! Powerful words. But, if you are truthful with yourself, then you know you have felt this at one time or another.

God's initial intention was for you NOT to be abused, hurt, etc. We live in such a broken and fallen world. A very dark place at times.

Regardless, believing that God meant our lives for good is probably one of the hardest things to come to grips with. As we are on our recovery to freedom, the understanding that God has a purpose for us which is good can seem impossible. The many "why" and "where" questions!

Where was God when I was severely beaten day in and day out for no reason just because my dad was having a bad day? Where was God when I continued to be sexually molested, huh? Where was God when my parents were not there for me emotionally? Why God Why? And the biggest why is Why should I trust You God Now?

Joyce Meyer, who writes on this subject below, has personally gone through her own hell and back. Sexually abused by her own father endless times while growing up, she had those same questions and emotions of anger towards God.

Joyce is truly an inspiration to the world of hurting people. She has helped me a lot by her living the truth daily. She is a walking and living miracle of how God has healed her emotionally and set her free. She is a woman of Freedom! Something I want to attain!

You may not want to turn your trust over to God. Understandable. I still struggle in trusting God and receiving His love. You still have the many hurts and wounds that have not been healed from your past. But in all seriousness, when it comes down to it, He is the only one that can heal your pain permanently.

Emotional healing takes time. Just like with a physical wound. It takes time to heal then form a scab. Many of my emotional wounds remained infected and festered over the years. Never gaining the scab to heal properly. That is until I came to the realization since on my journey that I needed the proper antibiotic and now my emotional wounds can and are beginning to heal slowly.

I believe in hope. I believe in a God that can change me.


"Then his brothers went and fell down before him, saying, See, we are your servants (your slaves)! And Joseph said to them, Fear not; for am I in the place of God? [Vengeance is His, not mine.] As for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring about that many people should be kept alive, as they are this day." —Genesis 50:18-20

Whatever may have happened to us in the past, it does not have to dictate our future. Regardless of what people may have tried to do to us, God can take it and turn it for good. We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose (Romans 8:28). Sometimes we forget how big our God is.

Through everything that happened to him, Joseph kept his eyes on God. He didn't sit around and gripe and complain and hold a "pity party." Despite what others—even his own brothers—did to him, he didn't allow himself to be filled with bitterness, resentment, and unforgiveness. He knew it didn't matter who was against him, because God was for him and would eventually work out everything for the best for all concerned. Joseph knew that whatever happened, God was on his side. He let God build his life, his reputation, and his career.

That is what you and I need to do. We need to put no confidence in the arm of the flesh, but rather trust ourselves entirely to the arm of the Lord.