Good

We all know how to be good...but do we choose to be good all the time? If you're like me, I'd admit a big, fat "NO" to that question. Thinking of my kids, they were good most of the time, but other times, not so much. My youngest boy would tattle on himself when he was in elementary school. He used to feel guilty, I guess, and confess every little detail about his day. He knew he wasn't good and wanted us to know before we found out some other way. This "phase" didn't last long. Haha.

It's impossible to be good all the time. We are sinners.....rotten to the core. Even when we know Jesus....we are still sinners....just forgiven ones. Our sin nature never leaves us. However.....if you're  born again....we do become more aware of it and don't fall into the temptations as easily as we used to. We now have a new nature that makes us want to please God above self. Repentance of our sin needs to be an ongoing thing in our walk with our God.

Romans 8:28 has been a "go to" verse for me over the past few years. I've had some struggles and this verse is comforting to me. It tells us that....we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
All things......my job, my family, my relationships, my church, my Bible reading, my book choices, my tv shows, the music I like, my frustrations, the people I interact with who aren't so lovely, my temptations, my bad choices, the accident I had a few months ago, my kids moving away and coming back, my son graduating this year.......I could go on and on.....But all these things work for good.

Here's the kicker. Things we go through may not seem good to us, but our God IS good. He determines what is good.....not us. Since he is good and allows us to go through things.....we have to trust it's all in his good sovereign will. He determines what we need to go through to sanctify us, or to make us more like Jesus. It's funny how we have no problem acknowledging God when things are "good" in our human way of thinking. However when things aren't so good in our way of thinking, we lose hope and our trust goes out the window. God wants us to trust Him through it all. It's like he's saying "I got this".....just give me glory anyway. We have to.....he's God. He's our creator, he's our deliverer, he's our savior, he's our EVERYTHiNG! All he wants from us is His glory and if he doesn't get lifted up by us.....he will be recognized by His creation for how awesome He is. He is that GOOD.....all the time!