When I was 17 years old and in high school, I turned away from God for the last three years of my life. I was deep in sin and headed toward disaster in my life. Then, I got into a fight where I was beaten up and afterward I knew that if I didn’t change my life, I would probably die. At that same time, one of my friends who was also in rebellion was horribly mangled and killed in a car wreck. Through these events, God prophetically showed me that that was my destiny if I kept going in that direction. Because of that, I completely turned to the Lord and surrendered my life to him. For the last 50 years, I have been faithfully following him every day. God truly took suffering and transformed it into the greatest blessing of my life!
Quiet Time Meditation: Close your eyes and ask God, the Holy Spirit, to reveal to you where God took evil that happened in your life and transformed it into good.
Suggested Worship Song: Graves Into Gardens – Elevation Worship
For Deeper Study: Click the link to download the paper, The Transforming Blessing of Suffering.