How can God say that he is always working for your good when things happen in your life that feel so bad? Let me answer that question with another question: Have you ever seen the backside of a tapestry, embroidery or rug? It doesn't look so pretty, does it? But when you turn it over, it all makes sense. Every frayed, tattered, ugly thread has a place in the weaver's grand design.

God tells us that he has a design - plans that he has made for you since before you were born. We don't know what that design is now, but someday we will see that what Paul says to the Romans is true: in all things God does work for the good of those who love him.