The goodness of the Lord is everlasting.
Psalm 100:5
For he is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Maybe we cannot feel the goodness of God because of our own problems or areas in our lives that we are still adamant at, but one day God will prove it to us.
God's goodness is that He saves us and He won't abandon us or ignore us just because we are disobedient. If God removes some things that we really like in our lives then He will definitely give us something better. He is actually helping us to rise up and walk the correct path when He allows problem in our lives. These are the goodness of the Lord and we must find joy in His goodness and not through getting what we want. Whatever we want is temporary and always changing,it is only His goodness that is everlasting.
When we don't find joy in His goodness, we will feel bored or numb at His words and remain in our struggles.
Psalm 37:1-2
Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass, they will wither soon, like green plants they will soon die away.
1. When we are envious of the world, we will follow the ways of the world.
So, we need to ask ourselves, what are we looking for today? And the answer will tell us the state of our spirit today.
If we only want to get our problems solved then we wouldn't want to see God's perfect will. We will lose our joy and satisfaction in Him easily.When we are always envious of the world, we will make our decisions according to it, we will go by our feelings and make many wrong decisions. Then our bondage will get stronger, making it harder for us to submit.
2. We need to rely, seek and dwell in His will.
Psalm 37:3-5
Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the safe pasture. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desire of your heart. Commit your ways to the Lord, trust in the Lord and He will do this.
God will give us timely provisions, help, anointing, etc. If we are unhappy, fearful, worried about our future, accused because of our old habits then we are still relying on ourselves and what the world can offer us. We are not delighting in God's goodness.
Turn to the promise of God. All those feelings come from a disbelief spirit and our flesh. Those who turn to the Lord will receive His grace, love, strength then only our spirit will change and we will dwell in His will.
God says take delight in Him and He will give us the desires of our hearts. It does not mean that when we are happy then only God will give us our desires but it means delight in our submission and dwell in His will- believe that His guidance is the best.
Psalm 37:23-24
The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in Him though he may stumble, he will not fall for the Lord will uphold him with his hand.
3. We will not fall.
We will get discouraged, feel weak, worried but we must let God prove that His goodness will carry us through. The greatest blessing is He won't let us fall completely. God will never leave us, just like how He didn't abandon king David.
Don't ask God when He will provide, bless us or fulfill His promise. This will make us tired and lost heart. We can never be faster than God in accomplishing things. Put our values on the eternal kingdom even though the world is constantly tempting us. We must hold on to God and submit to Him then He will prove to us.
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