I hear this all time. Some one is blessed with a good job, great family, finances, a clear MRI, etc. Yes...in these instances God is so good! But does that mean He isn't good when someone's cancer returns? When someone dies? When someone is fired from a job? When someone's financial security is taken away? Is He absent during these times?
My response is NO!! God is good ALL THE TIME. Rejoice in the Lord ALWAYS - Paul tells us in Philippians 4:4.
Yes, it's wonderful when we have good news but if we only rejoice when it is good news then we forget that ALL that God does He does because He loves us. He sees the whole picture...we see a piece.
I remember when Ethan was given 6 months to live. We were in the hospital and my sister-in-law came to visit. She was so sad and crying. I hugged her and for some reason "God is so Good" came out of my mouth. It was all that she needed to remind her that He is Good. Yes, we were about to lose a son, nephew, cousin, and friend, but we knew that Ethan was going to heaven; God granted us 5 1/2 years that He didn't have to grant; AND now I know that God is good ALL THE TIME! Not just in times when prayers are answered the way we want, but all the time.
I think Satan wants us to believe that God doesn't care about us when we are suffering. Satan wants us to think that the grief, despair, and loneliness is God leaving us alone...but I know it's not true. God is with us always...He will never forsake us or leave us...I think it's us who leave him when we despair; we don't trust Him and we believe all the lies Satan has to tell us about loneliness and despair.
May we always rejoice in the knowledge and comfort that God is for us....so WHO could be against us?
