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Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” This means the good, the bad, and the ugly. This includes all of life’s problems.  When we are walking through the problems, it is often hard to see or even consider the good that will come from the experience.  God will often use times of trouble or problems to test us and/ or to help us grow up spiritually. Remember that to have a testimony, you must first pass through a test (problems).

Sometimes we can look back and see how those times worked together for our good. Other times we may never know. Just remember that all means all. Also remember Romans 5:1-5 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

This does not mean that we are to ask God for patience. It does mean that when problems come we can have a better understanding that God has not forsaken us; he is still at work and we are to simply trust and obey him.