Straight Outta Context: It's All Good (July 1, 2018) | Judah Thomas

[Romans 8:28 CSB] We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. This isn't saying all things are ___________. God doesn't cause every ________________ in your life, but He will use them. Must _______ God [1 Corinthians 2:9] That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him." This is not a promise for those who ___________ love God. Called to his ___________ [Matthew 6:33] Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. God can turn around the _____________ in your life for his ___________. [Romans 8:17-18] And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering. [18] Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. God does not waste our ______________. [Romans 8:35-37] Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? [36] (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”) [37] No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. God will turn our failures & hardships into opportunities for ___________________. [Romans 5:3-4] We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. [4] And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. We will not ________________ difficulties and hardships but God will ________ ________ for good in your life. [Psalm 37:23] The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.