Simple, powerful, true

God is good.  God is God.

So this small line was tagged on the bottom of my sister's email about her week.  It struck me with its simplicity and its power.  There is so much I could say about each part of this simple statement, and I hope I don't ruin it for you.  Before I give my take, let me just suggest you start with repeating the first part to yourself and meditate on it.

God is good!

Just let it marinate.  Let it roll around. Push back against the immediacy of doubt and fear.  God is good!  Do you feel it?  Don't move yet... wait until you feel it.

Now repeat the second part. 

God is God!

Let it have room to breathe.  Let it be heavy or light.  Let it stay a while before you keep reading.

God is good!  God is God!

 God is good!  It simple, true and powerful.  It means that right now at this moment you can rest from the worry that this will not work out, or that somehow God has it in for you.  God is good.  He will not withhold from you, forsake you, or stop loving you.  God is good!  I find peace that what I'm going through, hard or easy, painful or pleasant, will be a snapshot within the beautiful whole of God's good plan for my life.  God is good!

God is God!  Feel the relief.  Feel the freedom in know that you can retire, resign or step down.  You don't have to hold the world up on your own.  God is God.  There is someone in control.  Things are not out of control.  There is an end and a purpose.  God is God!  There is a designer, creator and maintainer - and it is not you!  You can let go of trying to control your life, worrying about tomorrow, or being afraid of circumstances or people.  God is God!

One more time...

God is good!  God is God!