What God meant for good...

Sometimes I think we give the devil a little too much credit for the "bad" things in our lives. All too many times, when believers disagree on issues or when they're walking in uncomfortable situations in life, or when things aren't going according to the way they think God would do things, I hear them chalking it up to the devil.

I don't ever want to imply that I believe God causes evil things to happen. But instead of thinking the devil has so much control over our lives, could we sometimes, in our less than desirable circumstances, imagine that God Himself has brought about circumstances that might not seem pleasant but are a part of His overall plan to work things together for good? Do you think that sometimes the things we blame on the devil could perhaps be something that God has planned for good all along?