We take great comfort knowing that God is in control of our lives, and everything we encounter has gone through his hands. We rest in complete confidence that God ultimately uses all things for our good, though it may not seem that way at the moment. ^{Read Romans 8:28} He will use every event and circumstance (the good, the bad, and the terrible) to accomplish His will for those who belong to him. His will is to mold us to be more like his son, ^{Read Romans 8:29} and there is no better outcome than we could hope for than to be more like Jesus Christ! Even though we may not understand the why, how, and when of what God weaves together, ^{Read Isaiah 55:9-8} we trust him because we are his own possession, and he takes care of us. ^{Read 1 Peter 2:9}

This is the comfort that the children of God enjoy. Those who have rejected Jesus are on their own, and all things do not happen for their good.