I think the word good gets switched with comfortable too much today. When you have a good life its a nice comfortable life: a job, a house, foods you like, car, shows you like to watch, etc.. I’m learning that good things arent always everything you would love but they are everything you need.
I’ve heard all my life God is good. He is the giver of good things.
What is the definition of good things? Is it the best food, cleanest and beautfiul house, nicest car, best paying job?
This month my team has been challenged with the task of asking the Lord where he wants to lead us and what organizations can we find for the World Race to serve. We have asked specific things to almost test God in our prayers.
We prayed for crazy things like pool somewhere we stay, free housing, lifelong friends, and fun adventures.
God has supplied all these things. He is good. We had a pool one night where we stayed. We were given a contact in Managua, a pastor who would help us find a place to stay. We stayed with a church member. On the floor of her beauty salon, on mattresses they bought for us. They fed us every meal, drove us to every meeting, took us to the lake, out for pizza, to the mall etc.. Not only did we have free housing but food, free wifi, but a family to love on us. I laughed so hard with the Pastor and his family. Did I mention no one spoke English. We were befriended by friends and friends of friends and our goodbyes were tear filled. These friends even drove us to our next ministry contact to make sure we were safe. When they were leaving they said call us if you need anything, anything.
Goodness. God is good. Its hard to accept goodness like this sometimes.
I struggled with all of this. I know I know I should be soaking up God’s blessings but most of the time I was very uneasy. I felt like I needed to repay them or do something for them. I also wanted more, I wanted airconditioning, freedom to choose what I ate or drank or where I could go. The day we went to the lake we were told we were going. I know I sound like a selfish brat about now. I feel like one sometimes on the race.
God is revealing to me each day that goodness isnt always the most luxurious or comfortable things. Its the simple things like a bed, shower, food, clothes, family, friends, and laughter. He is providing me with everything I need am just realizing all the things I dont really need and that is hard to let go of.
He is blessing me and my team so much and I’m trying really hard to accept those blessings. Have you ever had to just receive love or a blessing and you couldnt do anything about it.
God does that everyday for you. I challenge you to look for the good and not the comfortable in life. Dig in to things that may be hard if God is calling you to it. Blessings pour out on us when we are doing God’s work.
Be Blessed,
Jennie
