God is good

I realize it is hard to believe God is good while living in a world filled with so much bad. But, I fully believe that the bad is a result from our disobedient nature. I don't believe specific bad things happen as a direct result from that person's mistake. That obviously doesn't make any sense. I do, on the other hand, believe that we have a nature about us to just look out for our own selves. That's just my observation.

I believe with all of my soul that God does not want this crap for us. I really do believe that he is good and that he wants the best for us. That being said, I do not believe that if you believe in God that you will get a lot of success and money and fame or whatever else you want. But, if you focus on how good God is, not much else matters.

If you truly believe that God is good and you just focus on the fact that he loves an imperfect being and even calls us his children, all the bad things seem to disappear from your mind.

Just like the sunrise, when the light comes the darkness disappears. I don't mean darkness as in the bad things don't happen to you anymore, I mean that they seem so insignificant when you focus on the light.

The light is beautiful and has the power to diminish darkness from your mind. Once the darkness is dim, peace will come upon you. Darkness is what is holding us back from being joyful and peaceful. If you dim the dark by focusing on God's light and goodness, joy and peace will come in your soul like a flood.

Sometimes we can be following Christ and doing the right things but our eyes wander and we get distracted by issues within us and without us. We start seeing the darkness in this world and we get overwhelmed with sadness. But, if we turn our eyes back to the path we are walking on and know that we are not the savior of the world but we do know someone who is, life can be a lot easier to handle. I'm not at all saying to ignore the darkness of this world. We need to act on the injustice we see but not dwell on the sad thought of injustice. We, as humans, can only take on so much. When you follow Christ, he will show you what issues you need to act on and what issues are not for you to fix. If you are purely seeking God in all his justice, goodness, lovingkindness, and mercy - he will lead you.