ABC News sheet 15th November 2026

Life doesn’t always unfold as we expect. Illness, disappointment, loss or sudden difficulties can leave us wondering why God has allowed certain things to happen. Yet, writing from prison, the Apostle Paul reminds us that even the most challenging circumstances can become opportunities for God’s purposes to be fulfilled.

Perhaps the question is not simply, “Why is this happening to me, Lord?” but “How might You work through this situation?”

Charles Spurgeon’s words offer a wonderful reminder that, even when we cannot understand God’s ways, we can continue to trust His faithfulness.

“He trusts him where he cannot trace him, looks up to him in the darkest hour, and believes that all is well.”

— Charles H. Spurgeon, A Happy Christian (1867)