People often feel that nothing good could come out of the situation they are in. Some situations are so dark and seemingly hopeless that it is hard to imagine they might somehow result in something positive. But Scripture tells us two important things about such bleak events. Firstly, as we have seen in previous reflections, God is with us in the darkness, and secondly that in every moment of our life, through the pleasure and the pain, He is actively working for our good. As the apostle Paul writes: “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28). Don’t go merely on appearances. Things are not what they seem. Yes, trials and tribulations are real enough! But there is something more we need to see – God is at work for good!