How do we measure the goodness of God? Is it in the way the sun rises every morning, giving us a new day? Can it be found in the laughter of our loved ones? Do we see His goodness in the meals we enjoy? With each beat of our hearts and every breath in our lungs, can we feel His love?
When the sun is shining, His light is generous. In the night, His light still shines through the stars.
What about when dark clouds loom, the sun doesn’t shine, and the stars are nowhere to be found? How do we measure God’s goodness then? When our hearts feel heavy and the tears can’t stop falling, can we perhaps see the generosity of God when He wipes each tear from our eyes? When we fall time after time, do we see His love in the way He picks us up into His loving arms time after time again, never growing tired or frustrated of our flawed humanity?
Can we seek His goodness? Can we see His overflowing love in all He is and all He does?
Maybe God’s goodness is not meant to be measured at all. It’s meant to be trusted.
He is our generous Heavenly Father who withholds no good thing from us (Psalm 84:11, NIV).
2 Corinthians 9:11 tells us, “You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.”
Since God in His loving generosity does not hesitate to enrich us in every way, we do not have to hesitate in sharing His generosity with others. What does His generosity look like?
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8, NIV
Each breath in our lungs is His breath entrusted to us. Each beat of our hearts is pumping the blood He lovingly shed for us. In Him, we can find rest for our souls. In His arms, we can lay our fears of lack and scarcity down. We can rest in His abundance and thank Him for His faithfulness (Matthew 11:28-30, NIV).
Let His loving whisper of generosity be louder than the lie of scarcity. He trusts you with all His love. Will you trust Him?
With kind eyes and a loving smile, He is waiting for you, holding His strong arms open – will you take His hand? Will you trust Him to show you how good He is?
Caroline Chaiban