1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Crosswalk devotional. We're glad to have you listening. 3 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 2: Today's title is The Goodness of God That Awaits You. 4 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 2: We'll return with the devotional after a brief message from 5 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 2: one of our sponsors. The Goodness of God That Awaits 6 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 2: You written and read by Carrie Iiberger. How abundant are 7 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 2: the good things that you have stored up for those 8 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 2: who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of 9 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 2: all on those who take refuge in you. So I'm 10 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 2: thirty one, verse nineteen. I don't desire to be surprised 11 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 2: much anymore, not in specific ways like I once did. Anyway, 12 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 2: I used to have this stream of being suddenly and 13 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 2: spontaneously whisked away on a tropical getaway with bags pre packed, 14 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 2: childcare pre planned, and every detail prepared. That is until 15 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 2: I went on enough planned vacations and experienced all the 16 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 2: extra enjoyment that's front loaded in the anticipation of the 17 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 2: known good to come. Think about it. It's extremely hard 18 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 2: to get excited about something awesome you have no ideas 19 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 2: about to happen. But if you know the grand plan 20 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:41,839 Speaker 2: that's ahead, you can hold great hope. You can even 21 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 2: make it through the mundane and monotonous moments of life, 22 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 2: while your eyes fast on the beauty and sparkle that 23 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 2: dangles in front of you. And for this reason, I've 24 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 2: been overly guilty of always attempting to have something fun 25 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 2: planned in order to consistently have something look forward to. 26 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 2: But honestly, I'm not super proud of this heart posture. 27 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 2: And here's why. I know God is good. I know 28 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 2: he has given me good in this very day. I 29 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 2: know He is faithful and will continue to show up 30 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 2: with good gifts in every single season of my life, 31 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 2: And so I know I should be holding tighter to 32 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 2: these truths. How about you? Do you like surprises or 33 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 2: would you prefer to know what's coming so you can 34 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 2: enjoy the anticipation. Maybe you'll take either. You just like 35 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 2: any reason to smile and celebrate. I get that too. 36 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 1: Well. 37 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 2: What if we could approach every day like we know 38 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 2: vacation is coming tomorrow. What if we knew that what 39 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 2: was ahead was going to be fantastic and full of blessings? 40 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 2: And what if I told you it's true? Because it is? 41 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 2: The Bible promises that God has good in store for us, 42 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 2: for those who love him there's indeed beauty and sparkle ahead. 43 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 2: We could be confident in that we can get excited 44 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 2: about that because it most definitely and abundantly is true. 45 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 2: I know you can't always see and perceive it, but honestly, 46 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 2: I can't actually see the exact sweetness that will show 47 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 2: up in my upcoming vacations either. I can dream up scenarios, 48 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 2: but to be honest, sometimes it's not as good as 49 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 2: what I dreamed of. My human hopes are flimsy and 50 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 2: fallible and they fail me. And whatever you can create 51 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 2: or plan or try to control to your liking is 52 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 2: unreliable and lacks certain goodness too. But our faith shouldn't 53 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 2: be in the good we can manifest or make happen. 54 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 2: Our faith should be in the unfailing goodness of our 55 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 2: mighty and good God. And what's amazing about God is 56 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 2: that what he has in store is even better than 57 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 2: what we have dreamed up, because His plans and ways 58 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 2: are good, imperfect, and always more full of blessings than ours. 59 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 2: So we can stay excited in the unknown because of 60 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 2: what is known. For those of us who love God. 61 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 2: He has good in store, an abundance of good, and 62 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 2: not just in heaven, though that is our ultimate hope 63 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 2: and joy, but He also has blessings to bestow in 64 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:27,119 Speaker 2: our sight here on earth. Visits a promise worth getting 65 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 2: excited about today and every day. Intersecting faith in life. 66 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 2: Instead of becoming consumed with constantly creating exciting scenarios or 67 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 2: demanding and dictating our own ideal situations, we can set 68 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 2: our hope filled hearts and hold a joy filled faith 69 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 2: in God's faithful goodness. We can hold hope and joy 70 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 2: that an awesome tomorrow is coming, and then another and another, 71 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 2: because our good God is awesome and He has abundant 72 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 2: and good things stored up for you who love Him, 73 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 2: for you who He loves. 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