I am not sure how often it occurs, but probably thousands of times each month a child is born that the parents are unable to keep, do not want, or the parents die. To me this is quite sad. However, since committing to Christ I have learned that God certainly can take a sad situation and turn it into a good and joyful one.

In pastoring I occasionally meet individuals who are plagued with the haunting thought, “If God has predestined people, has He chosen me to go to hell?” The very thought that one is damned and nothing can be done about it can be very tortuous. To some, this clashes with the idea that God is loving and good.