GOD’S PLAN IS INCLUSIVE “All things work together for good.”

We should never, in impatience at the seeming inactivity of God, take things into our own hands and try to be our own Providence.

Paul’s conception was that anything which made him more like Christ was good, altogether irrespective of its reaction on his comfort or health or success or pleasure.

The crux of the problem involved in the practical application of this verse lies in our interpretation of the two words “for good.” The “good” promised by God in His long-sighted love may not always seem good and acceptable to us.

GOD’S PLAN IS BENEFICENT “All things work together for good.”

The Disciple’s Hope The grace of God … teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions … while we wait for the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. TITUS 2:11–13

Abandon self-pity—“that dismal fungus.” In many instances self-pity is the villain of the piece. To be sorry for oneself perpetually is a one-way ticket to loneliness. In one sense, self-pity is a denial of our personal responsibility to deal with the condition, and it frustrates the possibility of a cure.

4. Don’t constantly depreciate yourself. If God has accepted you, you must be valuable in His sight. Accept His valuation of you.

3. If outward circumstances cannot be changed, inward attitudes can and should be adjusted.