The Lord brings death and makes alive; he brings down to the grave and raises up. The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts. He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. “For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s; on them he has set the world.

‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭2‬:‭6‬-‭8‬ ‭NIV‬‬

To attribute both fortune and misfortune as the dominion of God is a mature perspective.

His actions and purposes, though oftentimes difficult to comprehend within the bounds of human understanding, are nonetheless his and his alone.

There is found a freedom, however, when discharging ourselves from burdens of the equation with full knowledge, trust, and confidence that the infinite mind of God is full of answers that will explain and comfort us at the time of his choosing.

Human hindsight often reveals some of these answers and explanations over time and how we manage such ambiguities in the interim always serves divine purpose in our growth and Christ-like maturation.

On the very foundations of this, his Earth, he has set the world to accomplish his purposes.

Nothing that happens escapes his plan and end game.

Soon enough our impatient hearts will be fully settled by his divine revelation.