Discussion on God's Providence Part 1

Divine providence means that God controls the circumstances of life in such a way that He is directing history as He desires according to His predetermined plan from eternity past.  In short, people are moved by the circumstances God controls.  Life is never a series of accidents where one chance event is followed by another; but rather, it is a series of appointments whereby the sovereign God of the universe “causes all things to work together for good” (Rom. 8:28).  God never creates evil, but He does sometimes use it to accomplish His purposes.