God is Good!



I believe that we all know in our hearts and heads that God is good, however believing that is sometimes very, very hard.I spent the better part of the last four months of last year knowing in my head and my heart that God is good and He proved that to me with the Bethlehem project and all the blessings that came with the trials of that outreach!


Although it is only the third month of the year it has been a very LONG year.


I brought in the new year with almost a whole week off due to an allergy/sinus infection that literally had me whispering.


I started the first full week of the year by refreshing my resume. God literally told me that I was done working retail and I was not supposed to job search in the food industry. Since I have no college education all I could do was trust that God knew what was next for me.


I went to check into a college course that very week and enrolled and was accepted.


That same week my refrigerator compressor bit the dust...not even two years old and it needed replaced and of course was no longer under warranty. I lived for the better part of a month with no refrigerator(there is more to that story).


The week I bought a new(thanks for helping me mom and dad) fridge(note here that I have a school loan at this point) I have a clogged sewer line. No showering, dishwasher, or washing machine use at my house and flush the toilet like three times a day maybe(no toilet paper down the toilet) (Thank you Paul and Rachel for the use of your shower, washing machine).


I lived like this for the better part of three weeks. The sewer line got replaced just two days ago and I was THRILLED!!! I washed clothes in my washing machine and showered at home (baths were fine in about an inch of water.).

All this to say that despite the trials I was finding joy in the struggle of home ownership.


Today I load the dishwasher and it doesn't work. All I can do is laugh and say GOD IS GOOD!


Ladies and Gentlemen,

Consider it PURE JOY when you encounter trials and tribulations BECAUSE God promised we would have troubles in this world but to TAKE HEART because HE has overcome the world!

God is Good! So very very GOOD!

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