God is Good...ALL the time

God is good ALL the time. Did you get that? I said ALL the time!!! At times we feel He is not allowing anything good to happen. But, the truth of the matter is God is still being good during those difficult times, in His work in our lives. I'll give you an example, an example of how God has been extremely good in the life of someone who is so dear and special to me....my step-daughter. And let me tell you "step" is just a word I'm using so you know which "child" this involves. "Step" means nothing to me in terms of the two "children" (grown and adults now) I have had for the past 11 years as a result of my marriage to Bill. Steph and Stephen ARE my children; I love them with all of my heart and my being....just as I love my two biological children.

So now, back to how God is good....ALL the time. My daughter has had her share of ups and downs; the pre-teen and teen years were not very easy for her, including a teen pregnancy (she gave birth to my beautiful and wonderful grandson, Jayden) Through all of this we stood by her letting her know that we were there for her and encouraged her to "change" (my thought for her in regards to changing meant finding God) But the main thing I did for the past several years.....I prayed! I prayed that through all of the difficulties she endured (and there were more to come) that God would reveal himself to her, making himself real in her heart, allowing her to see that the only way "up from the bottom" was through Jesus Christ himself. I prayed that she would see that He loves her No Matter What, and that through forgiveness and through her accepting Him, she would find a peace like she's never known.....one I'm sure searched for but never found.

Well, as I said before...God is Good....ALL the time. Steph accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior this past Friday evening. During all that she has gone through God had never forsaken her. He was waiting for His perfect timing to draw her unto Himself. His Good plan would come together and reveal his goodness when He (and she) was ready....And Friday, she was finally ready!

What peace and joy a parent feels when they have the assurance of knowing that their child(ren) is saved by God's grace and that she/he has accepted Him into their heart as their Savior. It is also a relief to know that your child's eternal future is secured with God in heaven. It is an unexplainable comfort to know that your child is no longer lost but has been found by the One who can turn even their darkest and loneliest moments around for His good(and theirs).

This whole experience has been incredibly good. Her knew-found faith has shown me that, while I've been a Christian for almost 30 years, I need to have the faith, and all that goes with it, as that of a new believer. Because of God's work in my daughter's life, He has made himself very clear and real to me once again, and has drawn me back closer to Him and has made me want to be as free, happy and eager to serve Him in every area of my life as she is desiring. So for that, I thank you Stephanie, but most of all.....for ALL of this, I thank you God.

God Is GOOD....ALL The Time!!!!!!