I’ve Got A Feeling Everything Is Going To Be Alright

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”

Church, there are moments in life when everything seems to be falling apart. Bills are due. Health is failing. Relationships are crumbling. Storm clouds gather, and you can’t see the sun.

But in spite of all that, there’s a stirring down on the inside that says, “I’ve got a feeling everything is going to be alright.”

This is not just a feeling based on wishful thinking, it’s a faith that stands on the unshakable promises of God, and we don’t say that everything will be alright because it looks alright, but we say it because we know Who holds our future.

May I tell you that God Is Still in Control

The Bible doesn’t say that everything is good. It says everything works together for good.

That means even the bad stuff has to submit to the plan of God.

It’s like a recipe: flour by itself is bitter, salt is sharp, baking powder is dry, eggs when cracked are runny, but mix them all together and put them in the fire, and you get a cake.

It’s like an orchestra. On their own, the instruments may sound random or out of place. The drums may beat too loud, a violin may sound too soft, the horns may blare, but when the conductor steps up and brings them all together, those scattered sounds become a beautiful symphony.

It’s like a puzzle. Each piece on its own looks confusing, jagged, and incomplete. Some pieces are dark, some are bright, and some don’t seem to fit anywhere.

But when the puzzle solver puts them in place, you see the full picture, and everything begins to make sense.

And that’s a Word for somebody up in here.

Just because you’re in the fire doesn’t mean you have been forsaken, but it could mean that God is cooking up something good in your life.

Just because the storms are raging in your life, doesn’t mean God has abandoned the boat, it just means He’s about to speak, peace, be still, and show you His power like never before.

Here it is. Just because the seed is buried in the dirt doesn’t mean it’s dead, it just means that it’s now in the position to grow into something greater. Do you not know that God can some of His best work in dark places.

Daniel 3 reminds us of the three Hebrew boys, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego was thrown into the fiery furnace.

But the fire didn’t burn them; it only burned the ropes off their hands. And when the king looked in, he said did not read through all three of them in the fire? But then he said, but I see a fourth man walking in the fire.

Tell your neighbor: I don’t know how, I don’t know when, but I’ve got a feeling everything is going to be alright!

Tell somebody near you: It might not look like it, it might not feel like it, but deep down in my spirit, I know everything is going to be alright!

Come on let me trouble you one more time. Turn to your neighbor and say: I can’t explain it, I can’t prove it, but I’ve got a promise and a praise, everything is going to be alright!

May I tell you that faith is what fuels the feeling

Because we walk by faith, not by sight. The doctor may give one report, but faith believes the report of the Lord. Faith says, “I may be sick, but healing is mine.” Faith says, “I may be down, but I’m not done.”

So, here the Apostle Paul in his letter to the church in Rome. Paul was writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit was encouraging believers who were facing trials, persecution, and uncertainty.

He started off by saying And we know…” Paul starts with certainty. He’s not guessing or hoping, but he’s saying with confidence, “We know this.” As believers, we may not know everything, but there are some things we can be sure of and this is one of them.

And that is that all things work together for good. This doesn’t mean everything that happens is good. Cancer isn’t good. Losing a loved one isn’t good. Betrayal and heartbreak aren’t good.

But God is so powerful, so sovereign, that He can take even the worst situations, and work them together to produce something good, meaningful, and eternal.

Look at who this applies to. To them that love God. Now this promise isn’t for everybody. It’s specifically for those who love God, not just with their lips, but with their lives. That means those who are walking in relationship and obedience with Him.