I was searching around last week for a way to make sense of undesirable things in life, and eventually thought of Romans 8:28. I have commented on this verse before, but for completely different reasons. Here is how the verse reads, for those unfamiliar with it:

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love Elohim, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”

My application of this is as follows. If I am currently (not as in my general lifestyle, but the moment I am in right now) meeting the conditions in this verse, then I can legitimately entertain the empowering thought that every flaw I have inherited or acquired, every sin I have committed, and every bad impression I have made will ultimately work together for my ultimate fulfillment.

I believe loving the Father and being called according to His purpose are two sides of the same coin. My practical interpretation of this verse would interpret this group of people as those that don’t compromise their convictions and those who do what they know to be good. To really generalize this, it would be those who live consciously.

I believe this is the sort of concept that just makes a lot of sense to believe in for anyone. For even if it turned out to be false (say at death you simply ceased to exist forever), it would still greatly empower the life you have now. Extremely fortunately for me, this concept is actually written into the Scriptures in which I currently place a good deal of importance.

So, if you are reading this and happen to be a Christian, I encourage you to fully take advantage of this concept to combat the guilt you may feel over a recent failure you made or bitterness over some flaw you have physically or with your personality. However, you can only access this if you are living consciously and meet the conditions in the passage.