God is Good ALL the Time

Imagine having so much faith in God that even in the dark and sad times, you still believe He is good. When someone you love was taken too soon. When your unborn child already has health issues you weren’t prepared to cope with. When you get passed over for a promotion. When you’re waiting for that plus sign on a pregnancy test. When you’re trying to find that balance between succeeding in your career AND at home as a mom and wife. It can be really hard not to question if God is good. It doesn’t make you a bad Christian or an unfaithful person to question. It makes you human.

In a devotional earlier this week, it talked about how, even if it seems impossible to you, nothing is impossible to God. And His plans for you are good and better than you could ever imagine. In perfect time, He will come through for us. So in these moments of darkness, sadness, trials and doubt, we can rest assured that God is faithful, God is good. Easier said than done, right? Because none of us are good at waiting patiently and faithfully. We want instant gratification, instant results, instant happiness, instant healing.

Unfortunately, God’s timing is not our timing. And we may never understand why things happened the way they did or see the meaning behind it all. We just have to believe.

So as I struggle to understand why my mom had a stroke and is progressing slower than we had hoped and prayed for, I have to intentionally remind myself that God is good all the time. And when it seems like a full recovery is an impossibility, I have to remember that nothing is impossible to God. Even harder to fathom, if she doesn’t make a full recovery, to believe that God is STILL good.

I pray that someday, my mom will walk again. That she’ll be able to have a conversation with me and give me mom advice that I used to roll my eyes at, but would give anything to hear again. That she’ll hug me. That she’ll play with Mackenzie. That we’ll share meals together.

In this time of waiting, all I can do is celebrate the small wins, support her effort and determination to get better, encourage her when she gets discouraged and frustrated because her brain can’t quite make the right connections, show her I love her, and remind her that God is good all the time. As hard as it is to feel and believe sometimes.

Every hardship exists to make our faith stronger. And the true test of faith is when you can’t see it, feel it, or hear it, and you believe without a doubt anyways.

My faith is tested. My faith will not waver. My faith is my salvation.