Every day may not be a good day, but there is good in every day.
You hear the statement hundreds of times a week - "God is Good" - and there could not be an easier, more understandable or truer three words in this universe than these.
That good in every day is our Heavenly Father.
We all encounter daily tests of life that allow us to make the decision between good and bad. It seems as if that is such an easy choice.
Always choose good and move forward with your day.
Good is always the right choice, but not always the easiest choice. Sometimes choosing good creates more boundaries and doors that close in your face, and you begin to second guess yourself.
I can think of a couple of times in my life that I was tested to the point that the decision was easy, but I knew that good decision was going to cost me my job, and even my ability to pay my bills.
It made absolutely no sense to anyone but God and me, to stand up for what was right.
Our God is so creative. I made the Godly decision and I was rewarded in a way that only He could have concocted. The blessing was a thousand times what I could have ever dreamed.
Don't ever doubt these three words -- "God is Good."
He'll amaze you beyond your wildest expectations.
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Stanfield is a former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper and Stoddard County business owner, who currently lives in Florida with his wife, Tina. In his book, Stanfield chronicled the couple's experience of going from successful business owners in Stoddard County, to living out of a borrowed car following the collapse of a new venture in Florida and the hard work it took to rebuild their lives.
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