It is a bit scary to think it this way but it is true that God has to permit any mishap that happens in the life of a believer. If the Scriptures say that He has us in the palm of His hand and that we are the apple of His eye, then surely God is mindful of every small thing that crosses our path. When we have a fall and hurt our knee, He has already seen it. When we go through a sickness, He knows. However we have to hold this truth in its entirety. Because God cannot be tempted nor does He tempt anyone (James 1:13). God takes no pleasure in our suffering. He is not a perverse God who delays one bit in saving His people. Everything is permitted for a reason. And also, we cannot in any way claim that God is the one who initiates our trouble whatever it may be. He does not in any way orchestrate our mishap, neither He nor His angels. We sometimes find ourselves in a nasty spot because we are careless. If we think that He has to always carry us and that every trouble is sanctified, then we are in real trouble. Yes, we learn from our mistakes but God does not have to engineer our mistakes. Romans 8:28 does not tell us that all things that happen to us are good. However it says that God can make all things turn out for our good.
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