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The Hardest Text to Believe: Romans 8:28 is unavailable, but you can change that!

In this brief text, pastor F. B. Thorn shares his reflections on Romans 8:28. Writing in a warm and personal style, he unpacks the difficulty of fully believing that “God works for the good of those who love him.” He highlights and analyzes false assumptions we often hold such as “God is at the mercy of men” or “only the things that eliminate hardship and difficulty are working for our good.”

Real happiness comes not from the elimination of trouble, but by victory amid trouble. Not the sheltered life, but the victorious life is really happy. The happy sailor is not the one that had an uneventful voyage across the Atlantic, but the one who saw his ship meet the storms and submarines and come through with flying colors. I have recently talked with two Lieutenants from the Southwest Pacific battle zones. One said, “There I have been on an island for a year. Haven’t seen a Zero, haven’t heard
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