The goodness of God

I believe that most of us are well aware that God created all things. Sometimes we take that for granted and don't really think about how significant God's creation actually is.

What do I mean by that?

God didn't have to create all of the feelings that go along with the things that he created.

I was listening to a podcast yesterday called 'As for me and my house,' and the topic was about sex. As the married couple were talking, they made some really good points that got me thinking. In the confines of marriage they were talking about how God created sex to be an intimate experience with your spouse. That intimate feeling is a gift from God. He made it for us to enjoy with our spouses...I don't think animals enjoy it like humans do. God could've made sex like a handshake but he didn't. He made it so much more than that because the goodness of God is so great that we cannot fathom it.

I know that using sex as an example isn't something I have done before, but it helps make the point here.

Another example that comes to mind is food. Think about all of the amazing flavors and tastes that are out there that God created. God didn't have to make food taste good...he could've made it taste like cardboard.

God didn't just create everything on a surface level...God is way too good for that.

I challenge you to find the enjoyment in the goodness of God beneath the surface. I believe when we start to do that we will really get to experience the goodness of God and his amazing creation...

...As I sit here and write this post...this milky way latte doesn't have to be refreshing and give me energy, the pretty fall leaves that I see outside don't have to be orange, yellow, and red, I don't have to feel excitement after having good meetings today, I didn't need to enjoy the taste of the chocolate chip pancakes and bacon that I had this minoring, I didn't need to feel an extreme amount of love when I talked to Rach on the phone about 20 minutes ago, I don't need to feel any of these things but because of the goodness of God I get to feel these things and enjoy them, and feel absolutely fulfilled.

Really start to shift your mindset about how truly amazing the goodness of God is. We don't have to feel these things but we serve a God who allows us to because he loves us.