Kara Tippetts is a 38-year-old married mother of four who understands the fear and pain of stage four cancer diagnosis. Yet Kara’s approach to her illness has been to rest in the grace of God and to find power in living faithfully moment by moment, squeezing the goodness out of each day.

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good.

Romans 8:28

“We thought my pastor-husband and I would help the broken,” Kara says. “But Jesus planned for us to be the broken. We opened our hands to strength and grasped the weakness handed to us. From the despair, beauty was born. We were invited to dine at the table of those who came with us and salt our every meal with our own tears.”

The sufferings endured by followers of Christ are neither in vain nor outside of God’s sovereign control. In fact, those who “are called according to his purpose” learn to accept, not resent, pain and persecution because God is with them.

Thank the Lord for the Christian leaders in this nation who are shining examples of God’s faithfulness despite difficult circumstances. Pray that many people would come to embrace Jesus Christ as a result.

Recommended Reading: Romans 8:26-39