for good

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. Romans 8:28 NLT

When a whole lot of ingredients are sitting on the kitchen bench, some may not know what on earth could come from them. Only a cook would know, and only a particular  cook would know what to do with them. To the initiated an artichoke would look weird and not palatable. Some mushrooms are weird and uninviting, nori looks weird and only a Japanese person would call it that, or perhaps a Korean would.  The rest of us would say it was seaweed and to the person who has never had sushi it would look unappetizing. 

The Lord takes all that happens in our lives and uses them to make us into a person who conquers, creates, and collaborates with Him. He is able to take dirt, and make a man, surely He can take disaster, and make a trophy.amem!