Psalm 119:65-72
English Standard Version (ESV)
Bad things are bad, right?
But what if they're good?
Bad things happen throughout our lives. The Bible is littered with heartbreaking stories, and our entire human history is checkered by pain and grief.
Here, the Psalmist is grateful for affliction, for it caused him to draw closer to God, to learn God's law and to follow God more closely. The Psalmist is grateful for the long-term relationship with God, even if there was short-term pain that caused him misery and grief.
In the same vein, it's important for us to recognize that our relationship with God is eternal, and God will never let us fall from the clutches of his victorious right hand. God loves you, and God wants you to grow towards him. There will be times in which we question whether God is still with us, and there will be times when we wonder what God is doing. The consequences of our own and others' poor choices will affect us, but God will not abandon us--rather he will walk with us each and every day, helping us grow in faith and giving us understanding and power to endure, faithfully, that we might one day dwell with him in joy and peace forever.
May that peace of God guard your hearts and minds today
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