flunky1 said: On this note, I must declare a temptation some Reformed people may be vulnerable to, namely, the misreading of providences. Those who trust so much in the fact that all things work together for good to them that love God, and who have seen providential mercies in the past, are prone, I suspect, to reading things into providences and thereby claiming as promises things the Lord never promised. Just because certain prayers for a certain outcome seem to be being answered, it does not follow that the desired outcome will ensue. My life has almost been ruined with this error... Be warned!
Thanks for the reply, flunky1. I'm not sure that what you describe is something that us reformed folks are particularly vulnerable to. Based on my admitedly limited experience, I see it ALL over Christendom. Fortunately, God intends all our experiences for the good -- even if it may seem "bad" from our very limited perspective.
Isaiah 45:7 I form light and create darkness, I make well-being and create calamity, I am the LORD, who does all these things.
Psalm 18:18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.
