Always.

There will be darkness.

We will not be strangers to hardship.

Pain is inevitable.

But God is good.

The plan won't always be clear.

It may feel like blind faith.

We will have to step in confidence.

But God is good.

There will be times when we sob.

The sorrow feels unbearable.

We would do anything to stop the tears.

But God is good.

Others will see us and smirk.

They'll laugh at our stupidity.

They won't understand what we do.

But God is good.

The ground will shake beneath us.

Others fall and never rise again.

Nothing is safe.

But God is good.

We'll wonder why 'not now'.

Impatience will become our master.

The wait is agonising.

But God is good.

The web of lies will entangle us.

It will feel unshakeable.

We won't see any hope of release.

But God is good.

We will be bound by our inadequacy.

They'll say we're not enough.

We never will be enough.

But God is good.

And just at the end,

When the going is gone,

we're bruised, bloodied and broken.

God is good. Always.

And even in the depths of the storm of fear

or the hurricane of lies

or the valley of sorrow,

I can declare his will above all.

Praise His name till the end of time.

Give Him the honour and the glory.

Know His love and strength.

Rest in His peace and power.

Revel in His beautiful freedom.

Marvel at His majesty.

Surrender all to Him.

Not because of me.

But because he is

just

that

good.

Always.