Clear Hindsight!
"And we know that all things work together
for good to those who love God, to those
who are called according to His purpose."
Romans 8: 28
The ability to
see, with both eyes, an object
clearly from twenty feet away is referred to as
20/20 vision. (In Europe, it is called 6/6
since
they use a distance of six meters instead of
twenty feet.)
Not everyone has 20/20 vision, but it's said
that hindsight is always 20/20. So, we may
not be able to see everything clearly as it
happens, but after the fact we can see
things much more clearly.
While hindsight isn't perfect, from a biblical
perspective it means we have to wait to see
what God’s purpose was allowing something
to happen. There
are enough biblical
examples to prove that premise.
Job, Joseph, David, Daniel, Esther, Paul,
and
others were puzzled at what God allowed to
happen in their lives—but soon came to see
God’s hand at work. Especially Esther who
saved the Jewish people from genocide in
Persia.
When God allows circumstances in your life,
the
purpose of which is not clear, remember
the examples and promises of Scripture:
“All things work together for good.”
"Contentment is an embracing
of the providence of God."
George Seevers