How do you know? DTOTD
At our recent leadership retreat, Nikomas asked this question.
How do you know God is good to you?
It should be an easy answer, right? But it took me more than a hot minute to find the words. My brain had to rifle through its files to find the evidence of God’s goodness. In Psalm 34:8 David writes, “Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see— how good GOD is. Blessed are you who run to him.” We can perceive God’s goodness in so many ways. How could I pick just one? I almost experienced a feeling of panic trying to think of what I was going to say when it was my turn. How do I nail it down to something brief and concise?
Then I realized why I was really struggling with how to answer how God is good. I know His goodness is evidenced in His love by sending His one and only son to be sacrificed for our sins. I know His goodness is evidenced by His faithfulness over and over again to His people. I know His goodness is evidenced by the good works God’s children were created to do all over the world.
I was struggling with the answer to the full question of how I know God is good TO ME.
In all transparency, I can share God’s love with whomever. It is my deepest desire for the world to know just how much God loves them. I need the world to know the freedom of resting in the sacrifice of Christ. But sometimes I listen to Satan’s whispers that God’s love is for everyone else but me. His sneaky lies start to somehow ring true that I have not earned God’s goodness yet. My heart knows the real truth. My mouth can speak the real truth. But my mind can be a battleground.
In that one minute of uncomfortableness and discomfort, the Holy Spirit spoke on my behalf.
I know God is good to me because He calls me His baby girl.
This identity breathes new life into me every day. It is the sweetest and most filling thing I can taste. It is a sight of awe and wonder that my eyes will never tire of seeing. I am blessed with God’s goodness as I run back to my Father’s arms again and again.
How do you know that God is good to you?