I really appreciate the story in these verses because I think it speaks to a problem we have in our culture. Most people (all the ones I know...and even myself at times) think of painful or unpleasant things as "bad." Something must be going wrong if I'm not happy or if the situation didn't turn out like I hoped it would.
These verses remind us that there is a much bigger plan at work in our world and our lives. I'm sure this blind man wasn't happy about being blind, but his condition was bigger than just his life. He didn't know it, but his blindness fit into God's plan for bringing salvation to mankind by helping to show Jesus' power to heal.
As you go through life, realize that God will use your problems and pains to bring about good (that doesn't always mean happy) things in your life or someone else's life. Let's stop whining about the things we don't like and trust that God has a plan for our lives.
- Think of one "bad thing" in your life and ask God to show you how He plans to bring something good out of it.
- Ask God to develop in you an attitude of thankfulness even when you're not happy about something.
Pastor Dave
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