"This is a tremendously important biblical principle:
your sin, even while it may have real and lasting earthly consequences,
cannot derail God's gracious purpose for your life.  
God is not just sovereign over your best deeds; 
he is sovereign over the darkest, most selfish, and most destructive acts that you will ever commit or that others will ever commit against you, and he will use these too to accomplish his good and perfect will in your life."

[Iain M. Duguid, "LIVING IN THE GRIP OF RELENTLESS GRACE"]