Larry Hoffman went to a Goodwill store in Wisconsin looking for a bargain. He found one. Larry picked out a shirt, paid for it, and took it home. However, when he tried it on, Larry discovered the shirt was too small for him. And then Larry found something else. Stuffed in the pocket of the shirt was a wad of cash totaling $2,000.

Larry immediately contacted the Goodwill store to see if they could identify the original owner. When they couldn’t, Larry turned all $2,000 over to the police, saying, "If there's a one-tenth of 1 percent chance that somebody's going to claim it, they should have that opportunity."

To claim the money, one must be able to describe the shirt and the denominations of the bills. If it is unclaimed after 90 days, the money goes to the city, or Larry can claim it himself. (News reports don’t mention what will happen to the shirt.)

The situations and circumstances God gives us are like that shirt. God’s purpose in giving us a shirt of difficulty or pain is not that it fits, but what's in the pocket! The shirt God sends us may not be anything like what we want on a human level. It may not fit into our plans, match our needs, or suit our preferences. We may see it as a mistake, a waste, but God intends a far greater kingdom blessing.

God always puts something in the pocket of the shirt. Forget about whether it fits.