God is good all the time. This seems like lunacy to the world. If God is good all the time, why does he allow suffering? How can he (seemingly) turn his back on those he claims to love if what the Christians say is true, and God is love? While we as Christ followers know this characteristic of God to be true, having experienced it in our own lives, it is still easy to understand how this concept would confound an unbeliever. We, too, deal with loss and disappointment. We see evil in the world, and we are frustrated by the deterioration of morals and the increase in hate that is always evident in the twenty-four hour news cycle. Yet, we have an undergirding of hope in the face of all the bad–a resolve that comes from the Holy Spirit strengthening us. We understand that He has a perfect plan for our lives that will prosper us and not harm us–no matter what each day brings. We KNOW that God is good and God is love, but do we always FEEL that truth? When we consider our futures and God’s perfect plan, do we just know it with our minds, or do we claim it with our hearts, as well?
