God is good all the time ... all the time God is good, is a common saying in my neck of the woods. We often forget it when life gets difficult, but the honest truth is that the bad times make the good times that much sweeter. Those times in life where you can see the hand of God at work changing your life and you see the countless number of blessings that He has brought into your life.
It is then that you realize that the hard times themselves are a blessing also. Those times make you remember that you need God. The hard times lead to the times of praise that we owe to God. The hard times remind you of how sinful you are and how loving God is in His grace toward us.
God has done so much for me these last couple of months. I can't begin to describe the good things he has brought into my life. My health has been so bad the last few years, but the last couple of months my health has progressed very rapidly. I am able to do things I could not do a few months ago that many people take for granted. Thankful for a doctor who listens and when he sees good results gets excited. Thankful for friends who are so accepting and loving that good or bad they encourage you or celebrate with you. Thankful for new people in my life that are so beautiful inside and out. Thankful for a job whose reward isn't in the check but in the lives of those I meet.
Tomorrow, I could lose all of this. Friends, family, and health could be gone tomorrow and I would be sad, upset, angry, and frustrated. I would not be human if I did not feel that way, but count me with Job who said, "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him." My God is good all the time regardless of the circumstances of my life. My God loves me with all that He has, and that was proven on the cross.
