Just some early morning thoughts from me to you…

“Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.”
Psalm 106: 1 (NLT)

“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!”
Psalm 34: 8 (NKJV)

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
Romans 8: 28 (NIV)

“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”
Psalm 23: 6 (NKJV)

Sometimes it was nothing but crud. 

Sometimes it hurt. Everything hurt. 

Sometimes there was an emptiness. A loneliness. 

Sometimes things were never the same.

Sometimes there was no one there to count on.

Sometimes there was nothing you could depend upon to ever be the same.

Sometimes there was nothing you were proud to share with, or show to, others.

Sometimes is still occurring today.

And the hardest part of all the “sometimes” was (and is) that —the “sometimes” were usually all the time.

Maybe you’ve been there or know someone who has been. Or you, or they, are there now.

Never sure where to look for any light in their life, or light occasionally, maybe just on any given day, every now and then. 

Never any “count-on” folks or things around—which you could depend upon at all times and in all moments. Maybe anyone or anything there for just a little stability. Maybe creating and preserving some traditions in life worth looking forward to.  

Maybe you’ve been there, looking for a splash of hope in your life, for today and tomorrow.

Maybe the problem lies in where, and to whom you are looking. 

Even those who mean well, and would like to think they can be counted upon, will too often put themselves first, to our detriment and disappointment. 

The world, and people—even us—are flawed even in the best of moments and will often let us down at the very moment we need to be lifted up. Sad, but true. 

Leaving us all alone and not sure of what is next.

Consider changing to whom and where you are looking.

Suggestion—look to our God Who is perfect and good in all things and at all times. Look to our God, Who sent His Son to die on the cross for you and for me. 

Our God Who loves you and me. 

Look to the God Who is always there and will never leave you. Our God, Who created the heavens and the earth, and you and me.

God is good, loves us before we even loved Him, and is the ultimate One we can “count on.” Always and forever. For your good and mine.  

Listen to some of the words shared by Kristian Stanfill in the song “God, You’re So Good”—

“Amazing love that welcomes me.
The kindness of mercy that bought with blood,
Wholeheartedly, my soul undeserving.
God, You’re so good, Oh God, You’re so good.
God, You’re so good, You’re so good to me…
I am blessed, I am called,
I am healed, I am whole,
I am saved in Jesus’ name…
God, You’re so good, God, You’re so good.
God, You’re so good, You’re so good to me.”

Going through some “sometimes.” No one to turn to and count on?

Turn to our God. He loves you. He loves me.

He is good, and always there.

Count on it! 

In His Name–Scott

Relax and be blessed as Kristian Stanfill and his friends share “God You’re So Good.” Then claim it and believe it for your life!