God as the Gatekeeper

"No matter what the source of the evil, if you are in God and surrounded by Him as by an atmosphere, all evil has to pass through Him before it comes to you.  Therefore you can thank God for everything that comes, not for the sin of it, but for what God will bring out of it and through it." ~Streams in the Desert

I often pray for a hedge of protection to be around myself and those I love.  This idea of a hedge of protection comes from the book of Job.  Satan complains to God that He is putting a hedge around Job and his household and all that he owned.  It was only after God gave permission, that Satan was able to afflict Job.  The evil had to pass through God before it got to Job, and God ultimately used it for good as Job continued to trust God in the most devastating of circumstances.

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And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. [Romans 8:28]