Always

God is good. Always! He is good ALL of the time. Not some of the time. Not every once in a while. God is good at all times. There is no doubt about it.

Sometimes I feel (there's that word again) like I am the worst of all sinners, and I am not worthy of God's goodness. While in a sense this is true, and yet it is not. We all fall short of the glory of God but He loves us anyway. He wants to impart His goodness on us. Wow! This is something I really need to keep at the front of my brain, somewhere where I will never forget it because often times I do. I feel too sinful to receive His goodness.

While I do know that He is merciful, and gracious, and good to His children, I feel like He will do these wonderful things for others but not for me because I am so utterly unworthy of it all. Which, I am, but, then again, aren't we all unworthy? Yes, and no. We are all unworthy because we are sinners in need of a Saviour, but we are not unworthy because Jesus has come to save us sinners! He was the sacrifice for us. He intercedes with our Father in heaven for us. He has taken the enormous burden of OUR sins. Yet, He never once sinned! What amazing grace and LOVE He has shown to those who will believe and obey!

Yesterday, my family came to a trial. Most might think it to be not such a big deal but for us it was big enough for where we are right now in life. Finances are tighter than we would like them to be (aren't they always?) and we really just needed smooth sailing this month. At least that's what we thought we needed but what do we know? We are just flesh.

You know what though? God was there with us, in our midst. We knew He was there, and that everything would work out. What we didn't know was what He was going to do for us. The problem was the battery went dead on hubs car. Well, He drives an older BMW (we got this car for $500 a few years ago. it was a huge blessing because we needed another car and had, well, you guessed, little money.) and parts for this vehicle tend to cost a lot more than a regular one. So, I had gone to get a new battery at a auto parts store. The cost was going to be $140! For a battery folks! And, as I stated earlier, finances are tight. Well, we left that store and went to Wal-Mart. They didn't have the battery. On my way back to hubs and the car, I spotted another auto parts store. It was the same price there. A whopping $140. We discussed it and we knew we had to get a new battery.

We went back to the last store. We knew God would work everything out. It turned out that even though the computer said they had the battery, they really didn't. Some computer glitch. SO, they called another one of their stores that was nearby, and they had 2 available. We went there and, it turns out, that that particular battery had been sitting on the shelf for years. They hadn't even sold one since 1999. Crazy. Because it had been sitting there so long, they gave it to us at the used battery price of, are you ready for this?, $45! What?!!!! Um, thank you Jesus!!

We were blown away. They even charged it back up for us because it was just a little low. GOD IS GOOD! I can not say it enough. He is GOOD, GRACIOUS, MERCIFUL, AWESOME, SOVEREIGN, ALMIGHTY, AMAZING. He truly does take are of His children. Do not ever forget that! I'm really telling myself that here but maybe you need to be reminded as well. 

It really goes to show that I am not so sinful that He will not care for me, or you, or any of His children. His children that trust in Him, that believe on Him, that obey Him.

I will keep my eyes on him. I will ask Him for what I need, and He will give me what I need. Maybe not always in the way that I would like, or a way that I understand at that moment. But, He will care for me. God is good ALWAYS!