And amen. That verse has been one of my favorites throughout all my Christian life. It has helped immensely to cope with and appreciate the power and loving faithfulness of my Father.
Was actually considering that verse a few days ago and talking about it with a friend. My feeble mind can't grasp the enormity of the idea encapsulated in those few words. All things work together... All the encounters one has over a life time with both good, bad, and the indifferent, and how they affected our choices, also good, bad, and downright ugly at times. How many times, in order to fulfill that promise, did God have to go to plan b,c,d,e in order to accomplish some semblance of order whereby He could begin to put things in place to positively change ones life? I can think of several instances whereby I must have thrown Him some mighty awkward curve balls, even to the point of moving house to another city against His will, yet ultimately, good came from it, although there were several years of intermittent hardship, misdirection, crisis repeating itself, well laid plans turned to custard, and yet through it all came healing in areas we didn't even know needed healing. Some of it was hard to deal with. But yet... One day in heaven there is going to be lots of questions... How did You do that? How did You handle this? What kind of management skills were needed for You to arrange... It's simply mind boggling, yet God did it. And not just for me. For millions of people throughout time and history, many of whom were related and involved in one another's lives to bring about God's purposes for all.
KJV Psalms 8:4
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
KJV Job 9:1-10
1 Then Job answered and said,
2 I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
3 If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
5 Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
7 Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
8 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
9 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
10 Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
He who studies most deeply into the mysteries of nature, scripture, and God's dealing with man, will realize most fully his own ignorance and weakness. He will realize that there are depths and heights which he cannot reach, secrets which he cannot penetrate, vast fields of truth lying before him unentered.
One can do little else but be humbled in the dust and be silent before Him.
Another reason why I am a Christian.