“God meant it for good” (Genesis 50:20).

Have there been times when you didn’t really understand what was going on in your life, and, then, some time later, you’ve been able to look back and say, “God meant it for good”? Sometimes, we can feel that we’re in a dark place. Nothing really makes sense to us. Do we need to understandeverythingthat God is doing in our lives? When we find it difficult to see any meaning, purpose and direction in what’s happening to us, we should remember these words, “God meant it for good”, and we should remember that they were spoken by Joseph, years after a particularly distressing time in his life. When it seems like we are surrounded by darkness, these words may help us to keep on believing that God is with us. For a time, we may lose sight of God, but that…