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This is our new series on God’s goodness. Because God is good even if, even when, even still. His goodness is not found in our circumstances, in our pain and loss, or even our joy and triumphs. But, His goodness is found in who He is and what He did for us at the Cross. He is good all the time. He is constant. He never shifts or changes, even if, even when, even still.

Please join us today for our third post in this new series. You can read the first two posts here and here.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding.”
Proverbs 3:5 (ESV)

While reading this verse, I catch a glimpse of God’s Father-personality so clearly. I see us sitting at the kitchen table having a deep conversation. As I see the conversation starting to wrap up, I stand up and start for the door. As I walk away, He gives me one more piece of advice. He squeezes my hand and recites this verse. Jill, trust Me with all your heart and don’t lean on your own understanding.

It is not by happenstance that His first directive is to trust His heart and the second is a warning to not be too confident in my head knowledge. See, singing about trusting Him, reading about trusting Him, and listening to teachings about trusting Him, fills up my own understanding and builds confidence in my head knowledge.

Head knowledge is important to obtain, but if it stands alone, I become a law keeper. That never ends well.

“When I cannot see His hand, I must trust His heart.” When situations arise and etch gaping canyons in my heart, I have to remember He wastes nothing and He sees beyond the now and into eternity. He wants the best for His daughter. His heart surrounds me on all sides. He knows the road ahead. He created it. He gave His only Son to make a way for His children.

His heart is worthy of my trust.

His goodness towards me sustains me like a life raft.

~Jill