God Is Good All the Time

God is good, all the time. All the time, God is good.

Cliché, right? Yes.

But does that make it any less true? NO.

Hebrews 13:8 tells us, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” Our circumstances do not change who God is. Just because our the current state of life may not be what we had ever envisioned or intended, just because we might find ourselves in a deep, dark valley; just because – from our human perspective – life doesn’t seem to be “for us” right now…none of that means that God is any less of the God He has forever been.

His character is unchanging...unmoving.

He is still the very same God who spoke creation into being, who gave life to you and me, and who planned all of our days before our lives even began.
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These past two weeks at church we have been going through a new series entitled MORE. One point that has been driven home in my heart is that every faith journey is different. God does not choose to act the same in each individual’s life. Even so, He is still God.

In Joshua’s life, there was a situation where God asked Joshua to step out in faith and when Joshua did, God showed up instantly. Joshua stepped out into the river, and God parted the waters. Immediate results. Then there is Abraham, whom God called to be the father of many nations. He called Abraham to leave his home country and go to “a place I will show you”. Abraham didn’t know where. But he went. God didn’t tell him immediately, either. Abraham’s faith journey wasn’t cake and ice cream. There were bumps in the road (It was a rocky road, hahaha…okay, bad joke :)). There were times when Abraham tried to take back control because God hadn’t showed up how or when Abraham thought He should. But eventually God followed through with His promises, as He had intended from the beginning.

So just because God showed up in an “immediate” way in Joshua’s life, but His promises were “delayed” in Abraham’s life, does that mean that He contradicted Himself…that His character wasn’t consistent? Absolutely not!

The truth is, “God cares more about WHO we’re becoming than WHERE we’re going,” (Pete Wilson). So none of our journeys are going to look the same!

But HE is still the same. HE is still good. And HE still acts with the absolute best intentions for our lives in mind.

No matter what we think about ourselves and the circumstances of our lives, no matter what the devil whispers to us in the moments of doubt and insecurity…

God is good, all the time. All the time, God is good.

And next time you see me, and I'm fretting my life...don't hesitate to remind me!!!