God is still good when what He does doesn't look like our definition of good. No really, He is GOOD. Not just good in the "well, the Bible says He's good" way, but in the really-truly-good-good way. Sometimes this is obvious, but sometimes I get the "vegetables are good for me" mentality, where God's will is going to be good FOR me, but not something I will really take joy in. Lord, give me eyes to see Your goodness!
He's really been showing me this, too. His goodness isn't theoretical: it's real.
ReplyDeleteAt first, what God tells you or shows you may not make sense. And most say, God, I see no way that this could possibly be good for me.
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For people see from their own eyes.
But they need to learn to look through God's eyes.
For if the world truly would want to be like Christ, why we would all be crying out to Him, "Lord, let me see through your eyes!"
Then,if we have faith, he will grant it. And you don't even need a mighty faith like I was always taught! Just a simple faith of a mustard seed. And do you know how small a mustard seed is? Why, it's so small you can only barely see it!
Once we can see through His eyes, His will would already be our will, we would love everyone just as He loved without even a question or doubt in our mind if this really was "good".
And not only is his will just "Good", His Will is P E R F E C T. For if you truly are doing His will, you will be blessed from it, and beauty will continue to grow, through the easy times AND the rough times.
And once you are in His will, why, you won't want to be anywhere else!
Look through His eyes.
And don't ask for God's eyes, look through them.
ReplyDeleteLove it. This is my favorite line, "...God is still good when what He does doesn't look like our definition of good." I love the discernment of a phrase like, "..our definition of good." So, right on. Love it!
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