Dear Customers and Friends,
A good friend of mine once shared a funny story about his daughter’s heavy foot that led to a speeding ticket during her freshman year at college. It is a perfect illustration of how God can produce good from bad events in our lives — in wondrous ways that we never quite understand until His will is fully played out.
An overprotective dad, my friend made the mistake of coddling his daughter, promising to take care of her first-ever traffic violation. Dumb decision on his part (his words, not mine).
A few weeks later, a cop clocked the daughter at 90 mph and slapped her with a second ticket — and an even bigger fine. This time, the dad was less than sympathetic.
As punishment, he took away her car and replaced it with his rusty old pick-up truck. Her sense of fashion taking a direct hit, the daughter was mortified upon returning to school with no choice but to drive the oversized vehicle to and from classes — while enduring curious stares and snickers from her classmates.
Coincidentally, one of those intrigued students turned out to be her future husband. A truck driver himself, he thought it was so cool to see a pretty girl with the gumption to handle a rugged V-6. He asked her out on a date and the rest is history. They recently celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary.
The dad doesn’t take full credit for bringing the couple together, but his over-the-top punishment did lead to happy unintended consequences.
I believe God operates that way, too – and his consequences are always intended. He is always working for good in our lives even when something bad happens.
Just witness the outpouring of love and community that took place last year in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene — or more recently with the devastating fires in California. We have all been inspired by the stories of heroism and generosity that followed those two natural disasters.
It’s often been said that God “works in mysterious ways.” We typically never understand the “why” until we see the “what” that follows — sometimes weeks or years later.
Just remember that no matter how bad it gets, God is always looking after you. He will always bring out the good from the very worst.
Blessed to be a Blessing,
Greg Syfan
President, Syfan Logistics
“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.”
Romans 8:28