And if not, He is still good.
Oh friends, how easy it is to get discouraged and seemingly forget how good, how sweet, and how gentle God is with us.
We, as imperfect people, become impatient with our desires. We want immediate gratification. We see something we want and allow it to consume us until we either get what we want, or become angry and frustrated that God isn't allowing us to have what it is we seek.
I will be the first to stand up and say I cannot count how many times I have sat in my car and yelled at God because my selfish, human desires have become a priority in my life, and I've been hurt when things don't turn out the way I had hoped (planned).
The Lord is teaching me a lot right now about control. Because so much was out of my control growing up, I've tried to overcompensate by controlling every aspect of my life the past few years. But lately, when I don't get what I want, I've felt the Lord pushing me towards truth.
Truth:
But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!
Luke 12:28
How unfathomable is it, that anything I would have planned for myself is not nearly as wonderful as what God will do for me.
Today I am remembering that when life isn't what I had hoped, God is still good. Friends, I challenge you to live in the truth He offers today.
Life with Jesus is so, so sweet. Soak it up.
