Faith in God's Secret Purpose

I receive a daily devotional from Elisabeth Elliot, a famous missionary whose husband, Jim, died while trying to minister to a tribe in South America. Sometimes, I receive nuggets of wisdom too good to glance over and must share. Here's one. God's Secret Purpose Whatever the enemy of our souls can do to instill doubt about the real purpose of the Father of our souls, he will certainly try to do. "Hath God said?" was his question to Eve, and she trusted him, the enemy, and doubted God. Each time the suspicion arises that God is really "out to get us," that He is bent on making us miserable or thwarting any good we might seek, we are calling Him a liar. His secret purpose has been revealed to us, and it is to bring us finally, not to ruin, but to glory. That is precisely what the Bible tells us: "His secret purpose framed from the very beginning [is] to bring us to our full glory" (1 Cor 2:7 NEB). In my mind, I'm always wondering whether what I'm doing is right for me, but thoughts like the one above remind me that I often need to "let go and let God" take care of my anxieties and worries. Burdening myself with so much only exacerbates my depression.