God is GOOD

Not that this is new information.

He's always been good.

This week has been full of some of the most beautiful moments and some of the hardest moments...and in it all, God has been good.

Several months ago, I walked...no, I crawled...perhaps I was dragged?...through a significant spiritual drought. My prayer life was embarrassing; my devotional life worse than that. I felt like an utter failure to God and the person He made me to be. And I told Him so. (Why hide it, right?)

It is no coincidence to me that these past (almost...hallelujah!) forty days of Lent have been days of silent driving for me. The prayers that have been offered up behind the wheel have far surpassed "please make this light turn green" and have become beautiful moments of conversation with the Lord. And those moments have spilled over into my non-driving life, too.

Chris, you've told me over and over the merits of praying on your knees, and I have to say...I get it now. Many days recently have found me on my knees or just flat out on my face before the Lord, and I love it. I love the peace He gives. I love the whispers to my heart. I love the acceptance of my prayers...which have ranged from screechingly giddy to deep cries.

My heart is full of joy and hope. God is good. He has been good to walk this journey with me, to meet me at each turn with just the strength I need. Just the calm I need.

I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day. - 2 Timothy 1:12