If you won the top prize in a talent show or beauty pageant, it would be easy to believe that God was blessing you. But suppose you didn’t win. Suppose you didn’t even come in second or third place. What then? Could God still be blessing you?
Romans 8:28 says “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” (NIV)
Does this make you feel happy or sad? Let’s think about it for a few minutes. Do you think God loves only the winners? I don’t think that for a moment. Can everyone win? That isn’t possible.
But what good can come out of losing? A lot. We may just need to practice more. If we didn’t do our best and still won, we wouldn’t try as hard next time.
Maybe God is more interested in your heart and your ability to comfort others than in your ability to sing or dance or perform on a stage. Maybe he knows that learning how to lose well will help you comfort a friend when they lose another time.
Dear Jesus, help us to remember that you always love us. Help us to feel your love, even when we are having a bad day. Remind us that you can make everything work out to help us be better people. We love you, Jesus. Amen
Copyright © 2008 by Janice Green
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.
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