“God is good,” I said in class Tuesday night. “Goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life.” I said. Why? “Because I am with Jesus and Jesus is the Good Shepherd,” I said. I went on to explain that God is trying to build our confidence that His Goodness impacts every area of our life all the time. And then it snowed.
Enough snow to postpone an event that I have been planning for months. Ugh. My heart is busting with revelation. My team and I are all prayed up and armored up. We are chomping at the bit — and, the event is postponed. Really?
I wanted to whine. Or be sad or complain. But the Spirit kept repeating a line from a song we did in worship Tuesday night. “You are good, good. Yes you are good. You never fall off of your throne. You are good.”
God is so good that He is sometimes preemptive. I see that He gave me the cure before the need. The answer before the question. Instead of a “whhhhhyyyyyyy??” I am looking for His goodness. He has raised a better question, “Lord what do you want me to do in the meantime?
Here is a short run list:
• Enjoy my kids in the snow. My final prep crunch time has turned into a crafting, cooking, laughing with my family time.
• Take a deep breath and let go. Again. He whispered ever so sweetly to me, “there is no pressure here.” Oh that’s right. He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. This conference was about Him. He can move it if He wants. I can trust Him in the details of getting the word out and rescheduling. (By the way, New Date is March 4-5!)
•Take a step back and review. I can say a little extra time to pray, sort and refine really is a gift. He knew I needed that, I didn’t.
In the long run? More time to worship, to listen, to get the word out, to move out of snow windows. Who knows what else He has up His sleeve?
But He is good. All the time. So this weekend, I am going to snuggle up with the Good Shepherd and enjoy His snow. Hope you do the same.
