The answer to this question is easy when your health is good, your marriage is thriving, and you’re financially successful. But what about in times of persistent illness? A contentious divorce? Unemployment or even bankruptcy? Is your answer the same then, and why does it matter?

In this message, Dr. Stanley contemplates this difficult topic and its implications for the believer’s life. Your answer affects your confidence in God, your reaction to conflict, and your ability to experience both His comfort in sorrow and contentment in trials.

God's plans aren’t always easy to grasp. Understanding comes through careful study and consistent prayer, and even then, the answers might still come more slowly than you’d like. But the insights you gain help you know Him better as you acknowledge His working in and through your circumstances—and His powerful, gracious ability to turn all things for your good.