THE GOODNESS OF GOD

Do you believe God is good? So many come seeking answers, while secretly holding to the false belief that God does not have time for them or worse will be punished or taught a lesson in some negative way. It is a tall order indeed to manifest faith and trust if in the back of our minds the thought lingers that God is just waiting for an opportunity to punish or harm us, to pull the rug out from under us as a teaching method. Would you treat your child this way? God is not like Lucy holding the football and you are not Charlie Brown trying to kick it. Unlike Lucy, God not only holds the football steady every time but also wants you to kick it, encourages you. Fear holds us back to the point of haltingly tapping the ball or even walking off the field without even attempting a kick, fear triumphant. Though perhaps trembling, run as hard as you can and kick the ball with all your might. God is not like Lucy Van Pelt, now Linus…