Numerous people have told me their story of faith, and I hear a similar phrase. Somewhere in their sharing of events, they say, “Then (fill in the blank) happened.”

The blank can be anything. Then, they found cancer. Then I got the phone call that Dad was gone. Then, my spouse left me. Then I lost my job. There are hundreds of events that hit people unexpectedly and knock them down emotionally.

Then, the fantastic part of the story is that they turned to faith. They went to Church for the first time. Someone prayed with them or served them in the name of Jesus. Their eyes were opened to the goodness of God in their darkest moment.

The good news is that God can use even the most terrible situations to draw people closer to him. It may be difficult to see that in your current circumstance, but the gospel truly does create light at the end of every tunnel if we choose to see it.