God is good all the time. For the people in the back – ALL the Time. On this rock will my foundation be built. So apparently this is the season that God has me in. I tried to write a blog on something besides God being good but here we are.

Let me start with a scripture from Psalm 139:7-14.
“Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?  If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.  If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.  If I say, ‘Surely the darkness shall cover me;’ Even the night shall be light about me.  Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. For thou hast possessed my reins: Thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.  I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Marvellous are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.”

I am tempted to stop writing at this point. What more do we need to know?  If I am in a struggle or on top of a struggle, God is there. He had a plan in all of this before I was even born. Nothing and no situation is bigger than God. I walk in the faith knowing that He will guide me.

I spend a lot of time talking about what to do when we are in the “bed in hell” part of our struggle. Probably because this is what we struggle with the most. However, lately I have been reminded that even while thanking Him for our struggles, we have to stop and be thankful for the rest.

I was raised from a young age to believe that life was going to be a struggle and that it was designed to test you, to test your faith and commitment. This is so ingrained in me that at times I have been accused of making things suck more just to prove myself in some way. If I’m entirely honest, lately I’ve missed His rest, peace, and blessing trying to be thankful in the struggles. This isn’t a sin, and we could probably all handle being better in the struggles; but the problem for me is that this only shows one side of God.

Yes, He is going to test you. Yes, He is going to take you through struggles to shape you. Yes, you need to praise Him even in the storms. However, you also need to acknowledge that He has and will show up.

If our lives are meant to be a living testimony, what kind of testimony do we have if we only speak of God being there in the bad times?  God is also going to bless and take care of us, because this is also a testimony of His goodness and His love.

So, here is the assignment for this week.  List the things that you are grateful for, things that God has done for you.  Then, let people know a few of them.  I will start: I am grateful for the family that God has given me. Out of all the people He could have given me, He found the ones that were right for me.  I am grateful for my wife and kids who love me.  I am grateful for my parents who support and love me.  I am grateful for brothers who always stick beside me. I am grateful for the people who pray for me.  I am grateful that God has given me something to work towards that gives me meaning.  I am grateful that I can get up in the mornings and continue to do His work.  I am grateful that the fields were plowed before the rain came.

God, thank you for being good to me all the time.

– Written by Jeremiah

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