You’re Not Put There Just to Be There

It is very easy to look no further than one's own condition, to determine whether they are benefiting or suffering in a situation.

If someone received new employment, or a promotion, then God has blessed them and they should be happy. If they achieve a milestone in education or personal development, or become financially independent, then they are blessed and, again, should be happy to have "arrived" in such a place...

Well...maybe and maybe not...

An objective understanding of Romans 8:28 would indicate that the good, for which all things work together, is not man's, but God's...and God is not beyond using tragedy, or success, among men, to bring about what is good in His sight.

Also, Paul wrote that he had learned to be content in all circumstances, and that his remaining on the planet, rather than departing to be with the Lord, meant fruitful labor for him.

Whether the situation is good or otherwise, for you, God has not put you there either to celebrate or host a pity party. You are there to accomplish something that glorifies the Most High...and the sooner you recognize it, the sooner you might go to be with Him, which is far better.