God is Good All The Time

People often send me requests to pray for them with long lists of hurt and loss.  From the outside, I would've never guessed they were struggling with such a heavy load.   The list of bad things happening is often long; however, there's a list of good things happening which are only possible through the goodness of God.

I can truthfully say there's no reason to think we've arrived at the end of the road when bad things happen.  I've learned to trust in the goodness of God.  Goodness is at the heart of God.

Of course, I know this concept is not new or innovative, but life changes when we trust God's goodness. I'm not talking about human goodness, good intentions, something that sounds good, or experiencing good times but about the powerful, complete, personal, active goodness of God.    The thing is . . . God's goodness is not about a happily-ever-after ending . . . but about power that disseminates evil and brings all things in our life together for good. 

Consider:
For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; 
   his faithfulness continues through all generations (Psalm 100: 5, TNIV). 
And.
Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow (James 1:17, NLT). 

When we trust in the goodness of God, we will see through the dark and difficult places of life, become strong as wings on eagles, healed from brokenness, moving forward through the most impossible situations, amazed as  all things come together for good.  It's a life lesson worth learning:

God is good all the time. His goodness will endure forever.  Whatever is good and perfect is from God.  He will never change or cast a shifting shadow.  All things are possible! 

Learning to Kickstart the day trusting in the goodness of God,
Kerrie

(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)