Our trials come unannounced. James 1:3 says that we fall into them. I can attest to that. I’ve had two bad falls. One in a ravine (1977) and one on the sidewalk (2024). There is a hymn called “Sometime We’ll Understand.” The chorus: So trust in God through all the days. Fear not, for He doth hold thy hand. Though dark thy way still sing and praise. Sometime, some time we’ll understand. 

We do have the assurance from Scripture that God is in control ~ always. He is our Masterful Orchestrator. Romans 8:28 says that He is at work for our good. Verse 29 gives us understanding. He uses our trials to conform us to His image. Nothing we go through is ever in vain. The Lord will redeem it all.

I’ve been memorizing Psalm 119:97-104. Verse 97 says, “Oh, how I love Your law. It is my meditation all the day.” His word in us makes us wiser than our enemies, gives us more understanding than the ancients or our teachers. They keep us from disobedience. They teach us to hate evil.