A while back at the end of a Sunday worship service the pastor had us sing the song God Is So Good.
You know the song:
"God is so good
God is so good
God is so good
He's so good to me!"
Though it was a beautiful moment of worship and the voices filled the sanctuary, something bothered me. That last line stung my thoughts for several weeks. I started noticing the phrase popping up everywhere. I even wrote in my journal that it seems that when Believers speak of some good circumstance in their life they give praise to God by ending their story with "God is so good to me!" We even say it around my house... we'll have a little unexpected income followed immediately by a major car repair need and when praising God that the need is already met we exclaim, "God is so good to us!"
Amen! Yes, He is good to me. To us. He never leaves us nor forsakes us! Keep praising Him!
But, what has stuck in my craw since that chorus played is that God is good. Period! If we say 'God is good to me" when we are healthy and have no looming burdens and the kids are behaving and we like our current circumstance, then what is God when we can't get what we want or when we're mistreated or when we're staring down the barrel of a chemo syringe? If God is good when your circumstances are good then the flood gates of doubt are wide open when circumstances are less favorable. I've seen it happen with Christians so many times. Things get tough, they doubt God. It's wicked.
The truth is God is good. It's who He is. And the truth remains regardless of our circumstances or feelings. That is why it is the Truth.
God is so good!
