The plan of God contains the will of God for every believer. He directs us to operate within the categories of His will. However, He permits us to operate outside these categories from our free will. He overrules in the sense that He makes all things work together for good in our lives. God does not coerce violation, but He uses circumstances to enable His perfect plan to unfold exactly as He decreed it to be in eternity past.
Suffering is combined or mixed with the plan of God resulting in divine good. This good is absolute and a blessing. Only God came make it a blessing. God has only a short time in which to demonstrate His love to you through suffering. There will be no suffering in eternity. Rev. 21:4.
“and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away."” (Revelation 21:4, NASB)
God’s plan is perfect, therefore it is greater than any suffering or any combination of adversities or any problems that we will ever face. No problem catches God by surprise. He is omniscient. God has always had a solution for every problem, every difficulty. No matter how you fail, how you sin, or how you succeed, God has a plan designed for the Christian way of life whereby all will work together for your good.
The link between God’s solutions and our problems and failures is knowledge of epignosis Bible doctrine in the right lobe of the soul and applied to life’s experiences. Therefore, when tragedy, suffering, strife, and difficulty come, God’s plan calls for maximum blessing. His blessing is always there. His divine solutions are always there. Whether or not you experience that blessing depends upon your knowing God’s plan and getting with God’s plan.
Suffering combines with Bible doctrine for the believer resulting in maximum blessing. The unbeliever is outside the plan of God. They operate on human systems that can only produce human good and human ingenuity. Gen. 50:20; Rom. 8:28.
“"As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.” (Genesis 50:20, NASB)
“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, NASB)