I

If you believe in God's sovereignty, then you have to believe that everyday occurrences, be they good or bad, do not happen at random. It's not that someone is deliberately being hard on you or targeting you; this was all arranged and orchestrated by God. Why does God orchestrate all these things? It's not to expose you for who you are or to reveal and eliminate you; revealing you is not the end goal. The goal is to perfect and save you.

II

How does God perfect you? And how does He save you? He begins by making you aware of your own corrupt disposition, and by making you know your nature essence, making you know your shortcomings and your deficiencies. Only by knowing these things, and having an understanding of them, can you pursue the truth and gradually cast off your corrupt disposition.

III

This is God providing you with a chance. This is God's mercy. You should know to seize this chance. You should not feel resistant toward God, butt heads with God, or misunderstand Him. In particular, when faced with the people, events, and things that God arranges around you, don't constantly feel that things are not as you wish them to be; do not constantly wish to escape them or always complain about and misunderstand God. If you are constantly doing those things, then you are not experiencing the work of God, and that will make it very hard for you to enter the truth reality.

IV

No matter what you encounter that you cannot fully understand, or that causes you to experience difficulties, you must learn to submit. You ought to begin by coming before God and praying more. That way, before you know it, a shift will occur in your internal state, and you'll be able to seek the truth to resolve your problem. As such, you will be able to experience God's work. As this happens, the truth reality will be wrought within you, and this is how you will progress and undergo a transformation of your state. Once you have undergone this change and possess this truth reality, you will also possess stature, and with stature comes life.

from The Word, Vol. 3. The Discourses of Christ of the Last Days. To Gain the Truth, One Must Learn From the People, Events, and Things Nearby