I have always loved the story of the Old Testament hero, Queen Esther, because she was adopted, as was I. I loved how God placed her with the family He meant for her to have so that she would be prepared to serve Him when the time was right - that God chose her "for such a time as this."
I viewed her story in a new light when I was going through my divorce. As close as I felt to Esther, I felt an even greater kinship to Queen Vashti, the wife who refused to participate in her husband's debauchery. Vashti did the right thing and what did she get for it? She got kicked to the curb. That was how I felt, too, though my husband wasn't participating in any debauchery that I knew of, and he wasn't asking me to do anything sinful. Nonetheless, through no fault of my own, I suddenly found myself kicked to the curb.
The Bible doesn't tell us what happened to Vashti after she was exhiled by the King, but I was pretty sure I knew exactly how she felt. We don't get to see the big picture of how God used Vashti's life. We do know that, just as with Esther, God used her "for such a time as this," so in the greater scheme of things, God intended to use her to bring glory to His name.
With the benefit of hindsight, I can see how God used the situation of my divorce to bring glory to Him but at the time, I had to trust that He knew what He was doing, even if, like Vashti, I never got to see a glimpse of the bigger picture and how my piece fit into the tapestry He was creating. It had to become enough for me just to know He HAD a purpose and that I was a part of it.
Whether you are an Esther or a Vashti, know that God does have a plan for you and whatever you are going through today will ultimately be used to bring Glory to Him if you will place it in His hands and trust Him to work in you and through you.
May we be content to walk within God's will, even if He never chooses to show us the results!
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