Sometimes in the midst of trials I tend to question the goodness of God's intentions. In 2 Thessalonians 1:5 Paul writes to the church, "all this is evidence that God's judgment is right". He wrote this one verse after writing about the "persecutions and trials you are enduring". So what was it about being attacked by their enemies and going through major difficulties that showed them God knew what He was doing? In the midst of it all he could say of them, "your faith is growing more and more, and the love everyone of you has for each other is increasing."
The rightness of God's judment is not displayed through a lack of persecution and difficulty, but by our trust in Him and love for others in the midst of them. Our hearts are not consumed by the trials, but are instead turned outward to loving others and trusting that God is making us worthy of His kingdom and will one day set everything straight.
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