Showing posts with label Romans 8:28. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Romans 8:28. Show all posts
Today, It’s Working Together for Good - 8/28
It is August 28th, and I find myself thinking about the scripture that has anchored me through so many seasons: Romans 8:28. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose. At the end of 2020, I did two things that felt significant to me: I loc’d my hair and I got a tattoo. On my arm are the words “Y sabemos — R8v28.” Y sabemos comes from the Spanish translation of Romans 8:28 and means “and we know.”
At the time, I couldn’t have known everything that would come after that tattoo. I couldn’t have known all the things I would experience, the things I would lose, the things that would change me, or the things I would have to learn to release. But every day, when I lay down and see those words on my arm, I am reminded: and we know.
What I know now is that “working together for good” doesn’t always mean that everything works out the way I wanted it to. Sometimes it didn’t work. Sometimes the answer was no. Sometimes the plan changed. Sometimes life changed. And sometimes I had to become someone new in the process. But I still believe that even if it don’t work, it’s still working for your good.
Romans 8:28 doesn’t require me to understand how every piece fits together; it reminds me to trust the One who does. So today, on 8/28, I can look at the words I placed on my arm almost six years ago and say them with a different kind of knowing. Not because everything has been easy. Not because everything worked the way I thought it would. But because through it all, God has continued to work. Today, it’s working together for good.
Self-Care for the Saints: Seven Years Later
In March of 2019, I wrote a blog, “Self-Care For The Saints”. I was only a few months removed from having a stroke. At the time, I thought I was simply learning how to rest.
Looking back now, I realize God was teaching me something much deeper.
Since then, life has continued to unfold in ways I never could have imagined. I’ve experienced healing, unexpected illness, grief that changed me, the loss of my father, new beginnings, closed doors, answered prayers, and prayers that required me to wait much longer than I wanted. Through every season, one lesson has remained the same:
Rest is not the absence of faith.
Sometimes rest is faith.
Somewhere along the journey, “Self-Care for the Saints” quietly grew into what is now Resting While You Wait. What began as permission to slow down became a framework for living. I discovered that waiting doesn’t have to be wasted when it becomes an invitation to draw closer to God.
Today, my self-care looks different than it did in 2019.
Some days it’s spending time in prayer before I ever touch my phone.
Some days it’s sitting quietly with my journal and writing down three things I’m grateful for.
Some days it’s taking a walk, drinking more water, making a nourishing meal, or saying “no” without apologizing.
Some days it’s lighting a candle, turning on the diffuser, wrapping myself in a blanket, and simply enjoying the gift of stillness.
And yes…sometimes it’s still a manicure and pedicure.
I’ve learned that caring for the temple God has entrusted to me isn’t vanity. It’s stewardship.
Jesus often withdrew to quiet places to pray. If our Savior made room for solitude, why do we sometimes feel guilty for doing the same?
I’ve also learned that resilience isn’t about pretending you’re strong every day. Resilience is choosing to trust God on the days when you feel anything but strong. It’s getting up one more time. It’s believing Romans 8:28 when you can’t yet see how all things are working together. It’s allowing God to restore your soul before asking Him to restore your schedule.
One of the greatest gifts I’ve given myself over these past several years has been permission.
Permission to heal.
Permission to grieve.
Permission to pause.
Permission to celebrate small victories.
Permission to become someone new.
I no longer measure my life by how busy I am. I measure it by the peace I carry.
The older I get, the more I understand that productivity isn’t the same as purpose, and exhaustion isn’t a badge of honor. God never asked us to prove our worth through constant striving. He simply asked us to remain in Him.
So if you’re reading this today and you’ve been carrying the weight of everyone else’s expectations, consider this your reminder:
Rest.
Those four words have carried me through some of the hardest seasons of my life, and they continue to anchor me today.
To every caregiver, every parent, every ministry leader, every entrepreneur, every teacher, every person quietly carrying more than anyone realizes…
Please don’t wait until your body forces you to stop.
Take care of your spirit.
Take care of your mind.
Take care of your body.
Take care of your heart.
The work will still be there tomorrow.
Your peace deserves to be there too.
The saints still need self-care.
Now more than ever.
Be well.
Grace and peace,
Arlinda Christine
Resting While You Wait Framework 💞💙
✨ Healing doesn’t always happen all at once. Sometimes it happens one step at a time.
I’m excited to share the complete 6-part Resting While You Wait Framework—a series born from my own journey of faith, healing, grief, and hope.
Whether you’re waiting for clarity, healing, peace, or your next chapter, I pray these short episodes encourage you to:
💜 Rest.
💜 Reflect.
💜 Respond.
💜 Release.
🌙Because even in the night… there’s hope.
🎥 Watch the complete series here:
🔗 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuMFB9HmjNRrsNm01K4gwzi5NNDb-v68o&si=pz-G0tew7HNWFZbd
After you’ve watched, I’d love to hear which episode spoke to you the most.
Remember… it all works together for good. 💜
🌙 Resting While You Wait | Episode 6: Sometimes Letting Go Takes Time
Remember…
Even in the night… there’s hope.
It all works together for good.
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▶ Watch the complete Resting While You Wait series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuMFB9HmjNRrsNm01K4gwzi5NNDb-v68o&si=qwYyw8IcradzcA0q
🌙 Resting While You Wait | Episode 4 Reflect — Looking Back with Grace
This is the Resting While You Wait Framework Playlist. New episodes will be added to the Resting While You Wait playlist as we explore each step of the framework together. 💞💙💞💙
🌙 Resting While You Wait | Episode 3: REST — How to Calm Your Mind and Heart
This is the Resting While You Wait Framework Playlist. New episodes will be added to the Resting While You Wait playlist as we explore each step of the framework together. 💞💙💞💙
🌙 Resting While You Wait | Episode 1: What Is the Framework?
This is Episode 1 of the Resting While You Wait Framework series. New episodes will be added to the Resting While You Wait playlist as we explore each step of the framework together. 💞💙💞💙
All Things Work Together | 8.28.2024
Romans 8v28 is the scripture that I lean on, that I cry out to.
It took a long time to fully understand that all things work together for the good of them who love the Lord, who are called according to His purpose.
It took some disappointments, some rejection and some setbacks. But God!!
I can look back in recent years to somethings that didn’t work out for me. And guess what? God worked it out for my good.
In adversity, He’s provided. When rejected, God protected. When my foundation was shaken, He had pray warriors waiting for me to simply show up. 🙏🏾
I know what it feels like when things & people that you love go in different directions. It’s hard but know that God works all things together for your good. 🙌🏽 It may not feel good in that moment but watch God work!!
Things will turn out better, better, better.
August 28, 2002 | All Things Work
In the 90s I went to see Iyanla Vanzant at the Aronoff here in Cincinnati. That's when I first heard Angelo and Veronica. They starting singing a song and it stayed in my head for the rest of the night. The chorus repeated, "All things work together." I wanted to know what worked together.
I called my mom and told her about the song. I asked her where was this in the Bible. She simply told me to read Romans 8. Since then Romans 8:28 has become my favorite scripture. I live by "even if it's not working out" "even if it don't feel good", it's working out for my good.
Today marks a new journey for my family and me. I'm honored that God would allow these things to occur on 8.28. The number 8 represents new beginnings. Good things are happening. It's all working together for good.
My prayer for you and myself today is to know that all things are working together for our good for His purpose.
August 28
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But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Hebrew 11:6 KJV
When Bad Things Happen ~ AnGeL Ministries, Anne Graham Lotz
The following message I received in my email today. Many people who know me know that Romans 8:28 is my favorite scripture. This message truly blessed my heart today.
We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28, NIV
Why does God let bad things happen to good people? to innocent people? to children? to me?
Sometimes His ways seem so hard to understand!
In Romans 8:28, Paul wrote to reassure believers who lived in a city dominated by Nero, a madman with absolute power. He wrote encouragingly, “We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
Phrased another way, Paul was reminding the children of God they can be confident that…
all things work together for good,
brokenness leads to blessing,
death leads to life,
and suffering leads to glory!
So when bad things happen, just trust Him!
Blessings,
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