Dear brothers and sisters, life is a journey filled with many twists and turns. Often, we find ourselves questioning why certain things happen. It’s natural to wonder if there’s a purpose behind the events in our lives. The Bible teaches us that everything happens for a reason. This belief helps us find peace and trust in God’s plan, even when times are tough.
God’s wisdom is greater than ours, and He sees the bigger picture that we cannot. In moments of joy and sorrow, He has a purpose for everything. Just like a potter shapes clay, God shapes our lives with His gentle hands. Sometimes, we may not understand His ways, but we can trust that He knows what’s best for us.
Consider the story of Joseph. Sold into slavery by his own brothers, Joseph faced many hardships. But through it all, he remained faithful to God. In the end, Joseph rose to a position of great power in Egypt. He was able to save many people, including his own family, from famine. What seemed like a series of unfortunate events was actually part of God’s plan to bring about a greater good.
Another example is the life of Job. He lost everything he had – his wealth, his family, and his health. Despite his immense suffering, Job never lost his faith in God. In the end, God restored Job’s fortunes and blessed him even more than before. Job’s story reminds us that even in our darkest moments, God has a purpose and a plan for our lives.
Dear friend, when we trust in God’s plan, we can find comfort and hope. Even when we don’t understand why things happen, we can have faith that God is in control. He loves us and wants the best for us. Remember that every event in our lives, whether good or bad, serves a purpose in God’s master plan.
So, dear friends, now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about ‘everything happens for a reason’.
“For of him, through him, to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen”
— Romans 11:36
“Not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patienceAnd patience, experience; experience, hopeAnd hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us”
— Romans 5:3-5
“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us”
— Romans 8:18
“We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose”
— Romans 8:28
“Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, another unto dishonour?”
— Romans 9:20-21
“To every thing there is a season, a time to every purpose under the heaven”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations”
— Jeremiah 1:5
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord , thoughts of peace, not of evil, to give you an expected end”
— Jeremiah 29:11
“The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil”
— Proverbs 16:4
“A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps”
— Proverbs 16:9
“There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord , that shall stand”
— Proverbs 19:21
“The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord , as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will”
— Proverbs 21:1
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; lean not unto thine own understandingIn all thy ways acknowledge him, he shall direct thy paths”
— Proverbs 3:5-6
“Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve lifeFor these two years hath the famine been in the land: yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvestAnd God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, to save your lives by a great deliveranceSo now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt”
— Genesis 45:5-8
“But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive”
— Genesis 50:20
“The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; as I have purposed, so shall it stand”
— Isaiah 14:24
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, not be weary; they shall walk, not faint”
— Isaiah 40:31
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness”
— Isaiah 41:10
“Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him”
— Isaiah 43:7
“I form the light, create darkness: I make peace, create evil: I the Lord do all these things”
— Isaiah 45:7
“Declaring the end from the beginning, from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, I will do all my pleasure”
— Isaiah 46:10
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LordFor as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, my thoughts than your thoughts”
— Isaiah 55:8-9
“The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; his kingdom ruleth over all”
— Psalm 103:19
“But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased”
— Psalm 115:3
“It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes”
— Psalm 119:71
“The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord , endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands”
— Psalm 138:8
“Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them”
— Psalm 139:16
“The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations”
— Psalm 33:11
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : he delighteth in his way”
— Psalm 37:23
“Be still, know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth”
— Psalm 46:10
“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will”
— Ephesians 1:11
“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ”
— Philippians 1:6
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto GodAnd the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts minds through Christ Jesus”
— Philippians 4:6-7
“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptationsKnowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patienceBut let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect entire, wanting nothing”
— James 1:2-4
“When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby”
— John 11:4
“Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him”
— John 9:3
“I know that thou canst do every thing, that no thought can be withholden from thee”
— Job 42:2
“Hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, hath determined the times before appointed, the bounds of their habitation”
— Acts 17:26
“Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, by wicked hands have crucified slain”
— Acts 2:23
“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, that are in earth, visible invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, for himAnd he is before all things, by him all things consist”
— Colossians 1:16-17
“Who is he that saith, it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?”
— Lamentations 3:37
“Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? one of them shall not fall on the ground without your FatherBut the very hairs of your head are all numberedFear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows”
— Matthew 10:29-31
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, his righteousness; all these things shall be added unto you”
— Matthew 6:33
“In very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; that my name may be declared throughout all the earth”
— Exodus 9:16
“All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, among the inhabitants of the earth: none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?”
— Daniel 4:35
“He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth without iniquity, just right is he”
— Deuteronomy 32:4
“Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby”
— Hebrews 12:11