Trust The Process

I have heard the verse, “All things work together for good for those who are called according to His purpose,” but I haven’t always understood it.

The phrase I often use for this is: trust the process.

When I’m in the middle of a situation, it is often messy, exhausting, and confusing. I find myself thinking, How on earth can this possibly work together for anything good?

For instance, over the years I have held several different jobs. One of those jobs was working with people who were mentally handicapped. It didn’t seem to fit with any of the other work I had done, but during that time I learned how to put together a risk plan, how to handle

paperwork, and what to look for in medications.

The job didn’t work out long term. However, several years later, I realized that God had given me that training for a reason—when my dad was diagnosed with dementia. Because of that experience, I already had some familiarity with what I would need to know down the road.

God is constantly molding, shaping, and training us for what is coming next in our lives. It may not make sense at the time—like a single thread in a cross-stitch—but when everything comes together, you can see that God has been weaving it all into something meaningful.

So it is true: God is working all things together for good, even when it doesn’t feel like it.