Caution: Goodness Oozing Everywhere!

Sometimes in the midst of difficulty, it is so hard to find God's goodness in it. I mean, seriously. It is. If there is one thing I have learned about God over the past ten years of this young life (hehe)...is that He is good. It doesn't matter if life is good, or terrible, or stinks like a rotten tomato. He never changes. EVER. I used to think a long time ago that He was just the same as every other person I had ever met. I can thankfully say that He proved me wrong. In fact, He has been the ONLY one I can really trust and count on. You have to know the story behind my life to see how true that statement is. I wish I had time to share the amount of goodness God has placed in my life. There is so much of it, it's oozing out and spilling over like a good ole rootbeer float. You know, where the foam just kind of spills over the top? That is God's goodness. Don't worry, I am exactly like you in the sense that, yes, I do have trials and trouble and struggles. But I don't regret them, because that's where I've experienced God the most. It has taken many hardships, temper tantrums, disappointments, failures, and broken hearts, to realize this goodness. So it came at a price. Oh, but the price has been so worth paying.

I have seen God's goodness in so many ways in my life. You would think that a 30 year old married woman, with such a strong desire to have children and hasn't had them yet, would be highly doubtful of God being good. Wrong. Even in spite of myself, and the choices I have made, God's goodness has never left me. Right smack in the middle of brokenness, His goodness has shined like the brightest light. I don't understand Him, sometimes. Okay, well lots of times. But I do know that He loves me, and He loves YOU. Just thinking about Him and His love makes my heart melt. Lots of times I don't act like it. But I am thankful He's sees inside my heart. He sees me. Let me say that again. He sees ME. When no one else has noticed me, His eyes never left me. When everyone called me ugly, He sees beauty. When everyone else has condemned and criticized me for mistakes, past or present, He loved me and saved me. His heart beats for me. My heart beats for HIm. It is because He is so good! I don't think I would know about His goodness if it weren't for the many hardships I've had to face in life. Don't try to wish away all the trials you may be facing today. God has something in them for you that will change you and your life. Hold on through these storms, because when they have passed over, you will see God's goodness. There IS a rainbow after the rain. Here's a great song about God's goodness. Enjoy!