More Transitions...
I don't know if there is a good reason I am walking through this difficult time of transition in my life. James 1:13 says, "When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone..." Matthew 5:45b says, "He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous." (Note, rain in itself is neither good nor bad.) Romans 8:21 tells us creation is in bondage to decay Basically, these three verses roll around in my head and come out testifying to me that God does not send bad things into our lives. Bad things may happen, but I believe they are a result of humans poorly exercising their free will, and of the bondage under which creation suffers. I DO know, from verses in the Bible, the testimony of countless friends, family, and other Christians, and my own experience, that God can take what was intended for bad and use it for his glory through blessi