What would we do without the goodness of the Lord?
I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of the Lord
In the land of the living. ~ Psalm 27:13
Lord, You know what? I would have lost heart unless I had believed that I would see Your goodness. I knew I would! I knew because You are goodness wrapped in a holy love we cannot comprehend.
Yes, You are good. You are faithful and I thank You for that Lord.
It’s hard to wait patiently for Your goodness when we are in the throes of difficulties. But You are teaching me to wait and to rest in the knowledge that You have never failed me and never will.
I know this because You’ve allowed me to know YOU.
In You is fullness of joy.
You, Yourself are my peace.
My hope is found in Christ alone. And therefore I can believe and wait expectantly to see Your goodness in every aspect of my life. Thank You Father.
I pray for those who also need to be reminded of this Truth. I bring them before Your throne of grace and as You look upon their hearts, I ask that You anoint them with Your peace that passes all understanding.
Help them to stop wrestling and just rest in the knowledge that You are with them and You will bring about goodness in their painful circumstances.
You promised, Lord, and You are not a man that You should lie.
We love You, Jesus. Thank You for being the Rock on which we may stand and take refuge from our enemies.
In Jesus’ Name I pray,
Amen
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Thank you so much for stopping by. I would love for you to share what’s on your heart in the comments below. Scroll a little farther down and you’ll see where you can leave your comments. Together, we can find the nearness of God in our darkest moments.
Sweet blessings to you,
NAN
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Please don’t carry your burdens alone. I would be honored to pray for you.
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Have you read Faith Notes ~ Latoya Mayberry: A Life Redeemed After Spiritual Abuse?
Latoya Mayberry is a beautiful, spunky, on-fire-for-God young woman that I admire greatly. In fact, she had to go through the fire of spiritual abuse from church leaders to come to this place of solid footing on the Rock of Christ — her refuge.
After reading Latoya’s testimony, the Holy Spirit reminded me of one of my favorite verses: Lamentations 3:22-24, “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion’, says my soul, ‘Therefore I hope in Him!’”
I believe these words of Jeremiah resonate in Latoya’s heart for she knows the One in whom she has believed. She has found Him faithful and trustworthy. She has wept as He redeemed the abuse of those who should have known better than to cast their stones in an attempt to destroy this young woman of God.
Maybe you have been hurt by church people. Unfortunately, it happens — not because we wrestle with flesh and blood, but because we wrestle with principalities of darkness. The bad news is that all too often these principalities come with skin on, but the good news is that our God is the Redeemer of our lives. Through Latoya’s testimony I pray you will find encouragement and healing.
HOW ABOUT YOU? DO YOU HAVE A STORY TO SHARE?
If you would like to share your testimony of finding the nearness of God in your darkest moments, please contact me at nan@nanjones.com. I want to feature folks from all walks of life. You don’t have to be a writer. I can edit your story for you. God is glorified when we use our pain to help others find comfort in Him.
