The Lord IS Good!

Psalm 107:1
Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! His mercy endures forever........

Sometimes I have a problem trying to bring these spiritual, ethereal concepts over into my reality.
I can say them....such as "The Lord is good"....
And I can apply them to my life, giving examples of the Lord's goodness, but at certain points, I find myself asking..."Is this real? Am I simply making this up..that the Lord is good?"
But then good ol' faith kicks in and kind of slaps me up side the head as if to say, "You goober..you know He is good."

And that would be true.
I know, that I know, that I know that the Lord is good.
Such an attribute is not measured by my current state emotionally, spiritually, mentally or physically. It is a statement of truth no matter what place I find myself. Not, don't get me wrong, I like it when the goodness of God is translated into real physical tangible evidence in my own life. I like it when I can see situations brought under control and solved with a good ending. But the goodness of God is so much more than what takes place in my own life. The goodness of God stands over this world and the events of nations and governments. We may not see it with our natural eyes, and we may not understand it with our own understanding, but that does not lessen the goodness of God.

The Lord is good...
Today..
Right now...
No matter what our lot in life may be.
Whether we have much or little..
Whether we are free or incarcerated...
Whether we are healthy or dealing with physical maladies...
The Lord is good.
IF that is a true statement, the Lord is good, then I want to find it in the middle of whatever I may be facing.
I want to lay hold of this reality and keep it close at all times.

We may not always be aware of His goodness...
In fact, we may not see Him as being good...
Did you ever have a time when you may have been sick, and your mother or father came to you with some vile tasting medicine. Medicine that you did not want to take. 
But they gave it to you anyway because they knew that it could relieve and help you to get well.
They were acting in your best interest, even though you would have said differently.
Sometimes God comes to us in such a way that we see it as being anything but good for us. Yet, it is His overriding goodness that is at the heart of His actions. His love for us. His care for us. His mercy...His goodness.

I have to keep such in mind when I find myself struggling with life.
To remind myself that it is the goodness at God at work in every situation and circumstance I find myself in.
Think on these things...

God on you...
mb