Bringing Good Out of the Bad

In my post, The Faith-Fueled Journey, I talked about the journeys that we all must go through. So, what can we learn from them? In Bringing Good Out of the Bad, we will discuss the second of five lessons that Much-Afraid (who becomes Grace and Glory) learned in the book Hinds’ Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard.

The second lesson was this, “She learned that she must forgive the harm that others have done to her so that she could receive power to bring good out of the evil.”

So, how can this be related to us, and how we can find our own power to find the good in life?

We know that there is evil in this world. How? We see people who are cruel to those who are weak or helpless. We see people who murder or destroy lives through stealing, etc. Yet, I have found that the hardest thing to do is to forgive those who have done something personally to you. It’s so hard at times to let go of the pain that they have caused us to have. However, when we let go of it and give it over to God then we are assured that He will give us His grace and glory. So, then we can do all the good things that He knows that we can accomplish when we turn over our will to Him. (Related post: Joyful Acceptance)

When you turn your will over to God, you are telling Him that you trust Him to take care of you as well as those who have hurt you. Remember the saying “no deed goes unpunished”? This can help us to remember that there are always consequences for our actions, especially for those who have committed evil acts. (Related post: The time for reckoning is now). We all need to be held accountable for what we do in this life, but when you choose to forgive others then you are freeing yourself from any grasp that they have over you and you can learn to live a better and more fulfilling life that you want to live.

So, what did I learn from this? I have become a better version of myself when I don’t let others dictate how I should act or tell me what I should do. Instead, I rely on God for my path and God will not and never has steered me wrong. Is it easy to Let Go and Let God? Absolutely not! The thing is, is that the path is not easy because there are things that I have to learn. I won’t learn those lessons if I never struggle. This better version of myself has only come about because of my struggles! It has allowed me to see God in a whole new and amazing way.

What can you learn from this? This question may be better. “What do you want to learn from this?” I do know that we all have had struggles. Not one of us is immune to pain. However, the goal is to conquer it and then set it free so that we can then put God in control of our life in order to find the joy that He wants for us. So, what do you say? Do you want to give it a try?