"For as the body is clad in the cloth, and the flesh in the skin, and the bones in the flesh, and the heart in the whole, so are we, soul and body, clad in the Goodness of God, and enclosed. Yea, and more homely: for all these may waste and wear away, but the Goodness of God is ever whole; and more near to us, without any likeness.."
Julian of Norwich (Ch. 6)
"Every gift God freely gives us is good and perfect, streaming down from the Father of lights, who shines from the heavens with no hidden shadow or darkness and is never subject to change."
James 1:17 (TPT)
We are not having to somehow 'get' God to be good to us. We are actually clothed in, wrapped in, enclosed in, enfolded in the goodness of God at all times. We are not having to get 'into' some state of grace where we will experience His goodness. We are already and always in His goodness. We cannot be 'out' of it. And this goodness of God, which is just God being good to us, will never stop. We will never be able to do anything to make God stop being good to us. It's impossible because His goodness is whole and complete and always near. He is all good to us and only good to us. He is not half good and half bad or good only if we behave or believe well. He is always good, and He is always good to us! We can rest assured that nothing that happens, nothing we could do, nothing at all could ever cause us to lose the goodness of God upon our lives and in our hearts. God will always do only good to us, no matter what. He will never change, He will always be good and give us good things. We are safe in this totally, wholly good God!
A Prayer: Thank You for always being so good to me!
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