He is GOOD

Recently I have read several blog posts or heard people talk about God's faithfulness. With each story there is a desire for something, a time of praying, and then God coming through and answering.  Although these are all stories of God's great faithfulness and are indeed encouraging, I often think about the fact though that it just does not always end up like that.  Desires are unmet, God does not always give us what we think we want, waiting can last for a very long time.

I recently heard a testimony of a friend that has really challenged me.  In it he talked about a struggle that he had for many years but what really stood out to me was when said, "If God never takes this struggle away HE is still GOOD"  Because the truth is we live in a world of ache and brokenness and sometimes those deepest aches are going to be there for a very long time. If we are children of God we are living in a world that is not our home, a place where our deepest longings can't be met.  A place where we have to hold out for Jesus, because our life is probably not going to be very easy.

As much as I want to live in hope and trust and prayer that the aches of my heart will one day not be so poignant as they are today, right now in this moment It feels incredibly hard. As i've chewed on the statement my friend said I have really prayed that I would believe that for myself.  That God is so incredible good and even if the desires of my heart are never fulfilled or the prayers that I pray are never answered how I would choose, God is still good! He's the same good God who died for me on the cross, the same good God who has been faithful to me each day of my life, The same good God who has provided for me in the hardest moments, The same good God whose daily grace is sufficient for me.

I would love to have stories to share where I see the Lord answer specific prayers in my life that I'm praying right now, but if He never does I still want to praise him.  I still want to say HE IS GOOD.  I still want to worship him and thank Him that I am His an He's got this. Whatever the circumstances He is a good and perfect God!

"Oh taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! Oh fear the Lord you his saints; for those who fear him have no lack! The young lions suffer and want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing/
Psalm 34:8-9