Nobody likes kidney stones, right? It would be far better if you never had them, don’t you agree?

A friend of mine might differ with you on that matter. He had some acute pain, so he went to the doctor and was diagnosed with kidney stones. His case was so severe that he had to have surgery. In the course of the surgery, it was discovered that my friend also had bladder cancer. Had he not had the kidney stones, the cancer would not have been discovered until much later, perhaps too late to save his life.

My friend was glad that he had kidney stones!

God often makes something good happen from a bad situation. We see it happen time after time. It just goes to show that Romans 8:28 is true—“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”