Part of God’s plan

So that the tested genuineness of your faith — more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire — may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 1:7 ESV)

 Sometimes God uses things that happen in our lives to get our attention if we’re too distracted and thinking about too many other things and the cares of this life and the thorns and whatnot. Sometimes we’re too worried about this, that, and the other, and we get our minds off the Lord and off of trusting the Lord.
 I’ve got a God who is all-powerful, and He rules over everything! He won’t let the Enemy—not one of his little devils or Satan himself—lay a finger on a hair of your head, unless it’s somehow warranted or part of God’s plan.
 God’s domain is all-powerful! He is all-powerful in the spiritual domain. God has an appointed time for us and for His plans for our lives. He knows the future and what we’re going to do.
 God is supreme, all-powerful and omniscient, all-knowing and omnipresent, everywhere! He may have a hard time getting through to some of us mortals sometimes, because of our distractions and waywardness and a lot of other things. But God has a reason for everything He does or allows in the lives of His children. “All things work together for good to them that love the Lord.” —D. B. Berg [1]

 Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence. —Saint Augustine

[1] Anchor God's in Control