About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God… Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody’s chains came loose… But Paul shouted, “We are all here!” (Acts 16:25-28)
Paul and Silas did not leave their cell because they saw a higher purpose for which they were in prison. How often are we so busy looking for deliverance from our circumstances that we miss God completely? God is looking to do miracles with our challenges, if we will only look for them. Our adverse situations can often be the door of spiritual opportunity for those around us who need it.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him (Romans 8:28).
When God had Paul write this, He meant all things. Therefore in the next challenge you face, tune your spiritual antennae and ask God for discernment to see the real purpose for the adversity.
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