We know that all things work together for good to them that love God . . .Romans 8:28

Interesting read from Billy Graham:

“We might never have had the songs of Fanny Crosby had she not been afflicted with blindness. George Matheson would never have given the world his immortal song, “O Love That Will Not Let Me Go,” had it not been for his passing through the furnace of affliction. The “Hallelujah Chorus” was written by George Frederick Handel when he was poverty-stricken and suffering from a paralyzed right side and right arm. Affliction may be for our edification and Christian development. Sickness is one of the “all things” which work together for good to them that love God. Don’t resent it. Don’t be embittered by it.”

You do not make mistakes, Father. If sorrow or affliction comes into our lives, let us use it to help others know about You. We ask for your strength, through the Holy Spirit, to guide us in all we say and do, not for things of this world but for Your Kingdom. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.