All Things Work Together for Good

The Greek Commission doesn't say go ye into the word all you are gifted or trained or paid, it's for all of us. I'm sure you know that God's plan for your life is far bigger than your plan. What you may not know is the spiritual path for knowing God is making everything your life work towards a fulfillment of His plan for your life. In other words, knowing that everything your life, even the bad stuff, maybe particularly the bad stuff, is working together for your good. Welcome to the Ignite with Barry Maguire Podcast, where Barry's book and passion for spreading God's love are guaranteed to ignite your life. Now listen in and prepare to have your life ignited. You know, it's so easy to sing the songs and pray their prayers and agree with the servants on Sunday yet, finding their truths to be far from us on Monday. So what good is it anyway? Why should we even bother to go to church beyond the fellowship of the saints? Obviously if the words on Sunday fail to match the walk on Monday, something's wrong. It's a harsh world and bad things happen and even good people do bad things to us. And sometimes the world seems so unjust because it is. In fact, it's lost. We live in a post-Christian society where 80% of our population rarely ever goes to church. They're lost. And the word tells us that Satan blinds the eyes of the lost so they can't even discern true right from too wrong. The question is, who's fault is that? They're lost and we've turned our lights out. How are they going to know unless someone tells them, but less than one percent of us are telling them, the harvest is great, but the laborers are few as our soul is being trodden on the foot of man right before our very eyes. You can't change the world, but you can change your world. And when all of us start changing, our world will change the world. Here's how it works on a practical basis. Sharing our faith has done an add-on or an option. The Great Commission doesn't say, go ye into the world, all of you who are gifted or trained or paid, it's for all of us. I'm sure you know that God's plan for your life is far bigger than your plan. What you may not know is the scriptural path for knowing God is making everything your life work towards a fulfillment of His plan for your life. In other words, knowing that everything your life, even the bad stuff, maybe particularly the bad stuff, is working together for your good. That promise of Romans 828 starts immediately when you begin living your life for God's purpose, to seek and save the loss that none should be lost. It starts immediately when you make the salvation of everyone you meet your highest priority. Always remember that God not man is your source for everything. When you get turned down for the sale or by the bank or have a flat tire or you find yourself in a keem ward, it's never by accident when you're living your life for God's purpose. God never says, oops, he's up to something. People who don't expect you to love on them when things go south for you. It's not natural. It's super natural. And every time you love on people in Jesus name and things are bad, you're telling God your trust is in Him and not in man, not in your circumstances. And you unleash His provision for making everything in your life work for good. Christian college students grew up in the cocoon of their Christian homes and colleges immersed in the word end their faith. And then they leave it all behind as they face the challenge of finding a job with a continual turn down to be a continual drain on their faith, except for those who understand God's purpose for the life. Shocking those who turn the down by loving on them and moving them closer to Jesus, knowing and so doing, God has you right where He wants you to complete His plan for your life. That's a rush. And it's the same for every stage of life wherever you are in your walk right now. You sure know the truth and the truth will set you. You