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let’s call it what it was.
sunday was a sad day. saying “goodbye” to good friends and valuable partners is never easy. but it’s not supposed to be.
sunday marked another day in the life of our family here at north point…a day of transition…a day that we reaffirmed our belief that god is bigger than any one of us. it was a day that we reaffirmed our trust in a god who knows and cares and loves and gives and leads and provides.
yeah, it was a sad day. but it was a good day. a really good day.
it was totally appropriate that we were studying about goodness…a fruit (or evidence) of the presence of god in our lives. goodness is not a description of an action. goodness is not a term of evaluation. goodness is an inherent quality. goodness is the deliberate preference of right over wrong…the firm and persistent resistance of all moral evil, and the choosing and following of all moral good.
goodness is “god-ness”. goodness is the nature and character of god. (god is good). to be “good” is to be “like god”…to share in his character, to embrace his characteristics. goodness always acts in unity with the righteousness of god.
at its root, kindness has to do with what i do. goodness concerns who i am.
goodness concerns who god is.
so i will say it again: sunday was a good day. it was a day that required us to stake our claim on the promises of god. it was a day that required us to declare, again, our allegiance to a god who knows best…even when we don’t.
it is both harrowing and frustrating…and comforting and empowering…to assert our loyalty to a god who is never required to do what we want…but who is always good.
these will also be good days ahead. we will not “run ahead” of god. we will patiently pray for god’s wisdom…and listen for how we should proceed with the future of youth ministry at north point. it’s no secret…we were not ready for logan and aanna to leave. but, as always, god sees a bigger picture than we could ever dream of.
…and we will wait to be able to see what he sees.
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