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By Shaun Shuler

“Does GOD Intervene in our Lives?”

Yes.

He has many times in my life, both in gigantic ways, as well as in subtle ways.

“If GOD still intervenes in our lives, then how come He doesn’t intervene every time I need Him to?”

The truth is we don’t know. Sometimes GOD intervenes in our circumstances and sometimes, He delays or chooses not to for whatever reason. We just have to trust that whatever happens, it does not catch Him by surprise and that in the grand scheme of things, it is still part of His plan.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah‬ ‭29:11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“So when bad things happen to us, is that still a part of GOD’s plan?” I would say yes and no. JESUS said,

“...Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” ‭‭John‬ ‭16:33‬ ‭NLT‬‬

GOD does not go out of His way to make us suffer, but He also is not caught off guard when bad things do happen to us. Since GOD gave us free will, bad things could be a result of our own disobedience or someone else’s disobedience. Simply put, the world we live in is a broken and messed up place.

This broken world started back in the Garden of Eden. After Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, the earth was cursed. Then to Adam He said,

“Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’: Cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, And you shall eat the herb of the field.” ‭ Genesis‬ ‭3:17-18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

The perfectly created man, woman, and the earth became imperfect because of Adam and Eve’s sin. So, we do not live in paradise, we live in a world that’s cursed with imperfections.

Despite this, we can rest in the truth that when we do suffer, GOD can, and will still use it for His purposes. I know the times in my life when I’ve suffered (humiliations, failures, betrayals, deaths of loved ones, etc.) it was not fun, but I did eventually learn and grow from it. By going through some of these things, I’m also better equipped to relate to someone going through the exact same thing.

As the saying goes, “You can get better or bitter, the difference is in the I.”

And we know that ALL THINGS work together for good to those who love GOD, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Romans‬ ‭8:28‬ ‭NKJV

If you are waiting on GOD to come through for you, do not lose hope, do not give up, GOD is still in control. And on this note, I would like to share these 9 times GOD “stepped in” events as real-life evidence that He does love us and He still will intervene in our lives.

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Special thanks to:

Moody Publishers / FreeBibleimages.org. For the use of one image from MOSES AND THE RED SEA. And for the use of one image from THE FIERY FURNACE.

Didier Martin / FreeBibleimages.org. For the use of one image from ELISHA AND THE IRON AXE.

Christus St. Patrick’s Hospital, for the use of stills from security cameras from 2-28-18.

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