God Is Good


 

For God did not send his son to condemn the world but to save the world through him.  John 3:17

There is an expression that has been around for several years now, I think it may have started as a slogan for something but it is everywhere now. The expression is Life is Good. It’s on hats, shirts and bumper stickers.  My husband and I even have two DVD players that inform us of this when we turn them on, the company logo flashes and is followed by the words “Life is good.”  Some days I agree. Other days it makes me want to scoff. Oh really?
The truth is life is good. And it’s hard, annoying, difficult, wonderful, scary, exhilarating, boring, amazing, painful, beautiful…. Do you feel a bit like you’re on a merry go ‘round? Life is life. Read the Psalms. David would agree with my list of what life is and then some.

Life is a mixed bag. God is good. When life is wonderful, fun, happy, etcetera God is good.  When life is hard, awful, mundane, etcetera God is still good.
As I write I’m sitting at my desk. Above my head on a shelf is a picture of my husband and me at an amusement park. We are kissing. It’s one of those, “Give her a kiss, look like you’re having fun” poses that when the photographer prompts you to do you’re thinking, “Corny, I’m never buying this picture.” Obviously we did buy it because oddly enough, it’s really a sweet picture. And you know what that picture says to me? God is good.  

The husband I’m kissing in the picture is a complete and wonderful gift from God. That picture reminds me of the trip where it was taken and many more. It reminds me of that kiss and many more. It makes me smile because that dear man is my husband, the father of my children (four children, not his by birth but who he adopted out of love for them and for me), the grandfather of my grandchildren, my closest and dearest friend. He makes me feel happy, protected, loved, secure, appreciated, aggravated, annoyed, impatient and disappointed. Granted, the negatives are outweighed by far by the positives but still, my precious husband is human. God is not.
God never disappoints, humiliates, hurts or abandons. God is good all the time and all the time God is good. Life is good, for certain, there are amazing wonderful moments in life. There are also days that while not special are just good. Life is also incredibly hard. Regardless of the day or the circumstances, God is good. Trust Him and life, even on the worst days won’t be quite as hard.

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