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As many of you know, I have recently relocated to Springfield, Missouri. This came from the desire to see my Trucker hubby, Stan more than 10 times in a year!  This is the headquarters of the company that Stan works for now. So, to be able to see each other more often, a move was necessary.

Being a resident of the “Show Me State” is appropriate, since one of my favorite parts of Scripture is the place Moses asked God to ….”Show me Your glory…” Exodus 33:18.  Here is their conversation:

17 The Lord said to Moses, “I will also do this thing of which you have spoken; for you have found favor in My sight and I have known you by name.” 18 Then Moses said, “I pray You, show me Your glory!” 19 And He said, “I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the Lord before you; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion on whom I will show compassion.” 20 But He said, “You cannot see My face, for no man can see Me and live!” 21 Then the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place by Me, and you shall stand there on the rock; 22 and it will come about, while My glory is passing by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will take My hand away and you shall see My back, but My face shall not be seen.” NASB

I love the answer that God gave him to this request,

“I Myself, will make my goodness pass before you.”

 Have you seen His goodness in your life? That is what my goal of writing this Blog is about.

                                       Seeing His Glory in His Goodness! 

It’s easy to see His goodness when it seems the blessings are evident, right in your face. A new baby’s birth, their sweet face nuzzled in those amazing baby pictures posted soon after he or she is brought home from the hospital.

His goodness is on display in the beauty of creation from the rolling hills of the Ozarks, the beauty of the sunsets over the beaches of California and the big skies of Texas my friends and relatives post on Facebook.

His goodness is evident as His provisions of new jobs, new graduates, new brides, next birthdays, anniversaries, and the new school year as they show up in our tweets, newsfeed and calendars.

But is He always good?  I’ve struggled in my life, as adversity, sorrow and pain touch me, my close family or friends, a distant acquaintance, or even a stranger across the world, who I will never really know.  Is God ALWAYS good?

I could list a lot of verses from the Bible that are truth, and I believe them to be unchanging, no matter the circumstances.  Some days I have no trouble believing them.

 Other days, when things are unjust, unfair, cruel, harsh, difficulty upon difficulty, in the midst of anger, loneliness, fearful situations, and lots of “why?” questions. Those are the days I have to teach myself the basics again, that the Bible is infallible, without error, trustworthy, true, preserved by God Almighty for me. I must live like I believe even in those doubting seasons. He knows I am a weak little Lamb. He is merciful when I am doubting, and allows me growing days. So as I teach myself again today…I’m so thankful for this promise:

“I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord, In the land of the living. Ps.  27:13

So I plan to share what God will SHOW ME –

Blessings from BarefootBlog – Kristi