"But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive." Genesis 50:20
"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28
As I was talking with my boss yesterday about my struggles, he shared his favorite verse in Genesis with me, which struck me powerfully because of it's perfect application for those of us who are abuse survivors. I have shared with you often that I don't believe it is ever the direct action of our God that makes bad things happen to us. However, if you look at the verse in Genesis through the heart of the verse in Romans, I think it demonstrates what we see happening in our lives consistently. Satan has tried to destroy our lives, our hope, our peace, our hearts and ultimately our intimacy, our intimacy with our "Daddy". Yet, aren't there many aspects to our abuse that have given us tremendous strength, discernment and compassion? What a glory to the Lord if we seek healing and then fulfill the verse in
2 Corinthians 1:3, 4 which says:
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in trouble, with the comfort with which we are comforted by God."
I believe we can be a real blessing to others that have experienced the same heartache and betrayal we have if we can look for ways that our Lord intends to use that which was meant for evil to work good. Comforting others with our comfort is a powerful way to do just that.
The final thought for the day is this: Satan intends for us to see ourselves as ugly, deformed, worthless and broken vessels that can't possibly be used for anything of value. But the truth from Daddy's heart to ours is this:
We are sons and daughters of THE KING!!! Let us hold our heads up today, walking with confidence in that truth.
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