The Things that have Happened:

Phl 1:8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
Phl 1:9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and [in] all judgment;
Phl 1:10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
Phl 1:11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
Phl 1:12 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things [which happened] unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;

Paul desired that his flock would be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ. He said the things that had happened unto him had fallen out to the furtherance of the gospel. Paul offered himself as an ensample of Christ, and exhorted his followers to only follow him as he followed Christ.

Many times things happen in the life of the believer that are truly bad in the natural. In that we make a choice to believe or not. If we choose not to believe we have become prey to our circumstance. We are then in unbelief. Truly, everything that happens to you is an opportunity for faith goodness, or for fear. Even the very worst thing that happens, is an opportunity for good.

The friend or family member that betrayed you, was your friend in that they gave you the opportunity to show forth the Christ in you, which is the hope of glory. The financial loss, the sickness, and on and on are an opportunity to glorify Jah.

Col 1:27 To whom God would make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

When in trial,if you show forth Jah’s glory, then you are a faithful witness who then is proven to love his Father. That is all He is asking for. Your, faith working in love.

Gal 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

Rom 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.

Mat 26:50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

Do you believe?