To See God

If I see God in everything, He will calm and color everything I see. Perhaps the circumstances causing my sorrow will not be changed and the situation will not change either, but if I bring Christ into my grief and gloom as Lord and Master, He will "surround me with songs of deliverance". (Ps 32:7)

To see Him and to be sure that His wisdom and power never fail, and His love never changes, to know that even His most distressing dealings with me are for my deepest spiritual gain, is to be able to say in the midst of sorrow, loss and pain, "The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised." (Job 1:21)

Seeing God in everything is the only thing that will make me loving and patient with people who annoy, trouble and hurt me. Then I will see others as the instruments God uses to accomplish His tender and wise purpose for me. I can find myself inwardly thanking them (well, maybe someday) for the blessings that have come to me.