The Land of the Living

Good evening everyone. Carpe zoe! J
Psalm 27:13 says, I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Sometimes this is the only rock I can stand on. When symptoms try to overwhelm me, and my whole family, I have to expect the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. If I don’t, what will the devil be able to do? Lots. He brings in strife and self pity, not just to me but to everyone in the house.
But bless God, we have a choice. We can be confident that God is good. And good is not a nebulous, ambiguous concept. Heaven is good, hell is bad. Love is good, hate is bad. Health is good, sickness is bad. Abundance is good, lack is bad. God is good! He is totally good and has nothing bad to give. If you hear someone say that God gave them cancer, don’t believe it. It’s not good, so it’s not God. If your mind reacts with irritation, as we all have at times, you are not full. Your spirit is starving. Feed your spirit on the goodness of God.
Ask yourself this question… When my answer fully manifests, how will that affect my spirit? How will I be different? Not what will I do different, but how will I BE different inside? Really imagine it. Close your eyes and see it.
Now, here’s the challenge; be that way by faith now. As if it is already done. God honors that kind of faith. It defies logic and gives the Lord a legal right to work on your behalf. Impatience, self pity and bitterness only gives the devil a way in. if you feel irritated when you are told that God is good, I understand. When all you can see is lack, sickness, pain and a dismal future, you can get bitter with some Pollyanna singing about how good God is. That is why you can’t see that junk. Are you breathing ? Can you see and hear? Do you have a place to sleep? Thanks be to God! Are your children healthy? Can you eat? Maybe it would be good to make a long list of your blessings so you can smile when you hear that God is good. Believe that God is good to you today, in the here and now, the land of the living. Thanks opens doors for the Lord to work His miraculous goodness for your good.
It is a wondrous fact that God is good. He is for you. He loves you.
God is good, to you, today!
healed by His stripes,
Nancy