Does All really mean All?

Romans 8:28 says, And we will know that all things work together for good to those who love God to those called according to his purpose. But when we read that, how do we consider All? The original Greek word for All is Pas and means all, any, every, the whole, always, as many as, thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever. So, to paraphrase, All means All. 

Why do we then think that's not the case? How come we read that verse and think it doesn't apply to us, believe it or fully accept it? Is it that it is too much to take in, to grasp with our minds that all means all, and if all means all, then isn't there hope in every situation we face? Yes, but why don't we still believe it? Maybe we don't love God? Perhaps we doubt that we are called, and God has a purpose for us or somehow God overlooked us when handing out assignments.

Here is the classic question: Is God one that can lie to me? Did God really say that? Did God really mean that? And there is that choice again that Adam and Eve faced in The Garden: Do I trust in God? Well, to trust in Him is to have faith that he is real. Hebrews 11:1 put it this way: Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

So, it is up to you whether you believe All means All and allow the hope that verse brings to work out as evidence in your life. Really, what have you got to lose? If somehow God can turn around your circumstances to produce something good, then why not believe that and hope in that? It will surely bring you through every situation you face in your life. It will cause you to give thanks to God who is able to turn your situation around for your good.