Bridget A. Thomas
Every day is a gift!
God’s Goodness Doesn’t Run Out
You might recall that during our Gratitude Challenge in November, with each post I shared a picture of the sunset that I had taken. It was fun and meaningful to include God’s artwork, as we focused on gratitude and God’s goodness.
Well, every few months I will get an email saying my iCloud storage is almost full. Apple kindly gives me an option to pay for more storage. Personally, I don’t like the idea of paying for them to store my data. So when this happens, it means it’s time to clean up my phone. The culprit is always my pictures. Therefore, I download my pictures to two different external hard drives (that way if one fails, I have a backup). And then I delete the pictures from my phone.
When I had to do this recently, I was also deleting many sunset pictures. Some of them we enjoyed together in the Gratitude Challenge. However, there were many that I didn’t have the opportunity to post.
Even though all those pictures were safely stored in two places, I had a fleeting feeling of panic. I felt like I was losing treasured moments and reminders of God’s blessings.
But as quickly as that thought came, I then had another thought hit me:
God’s Goodness Doesn’t Run Out!
Every day we have the gifts of a sunrise and a sunset. Every day we wake up – we have air to breathe. For all those reading this, I think it’s safe to say – we have food to eat, we have clothes to wear, and we have a roof over our heads.
Every day we have so much to be thankful for. We have a rich God who loves to bless His children. And His goodness never runs out.
Just because someone else got the book contract you wanted – that doesn’t mean there aren’t more book contracts. Just because someone else got the promotion you wanted – that doesn’t mean there aren’t better opportunities waiting for you. Just because this day will come to end – that doesn’t mean we won’t have a new day with new mercies.
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. – Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV
Something I want to be better about is looking for God’s Goodness in every moment. I don’t want to take His blessings for granted. And I believe when we realize how good He is to us, the awareness will bring more joy to our hearts.
For many of us, we live daily wondering when the next shoe will drop, so to speak. If things in life are going well, we might wonder when our peace will come to an end. Or if we have been walking through a difficulty, we might have grown pessimistic in our outlook. We might even be angry at God for the troubles we faced.
Yes, we will face troubles in life. But that doesn’t mean God’s love for us has come to end. When God created the world and mankind, He created a perfect and peaceful place. The enemy is the one who brought evil, sickness, and troubles into our world.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. – James 1:17 ESV
God’s love outshines any heartaches we face. He is there beside us every day. And He is continually bringing good things into each day. Our part is to remember that, and to keep our hearts open to His goodness.
Whatever you might be walking through today, remember that Jesus is your constant companion. He is guiding your path, and working behind the scenes in your favor. Instead of focusing on our worries, let us look up in wonder at our Mighty God. Let us learn to focus our eyes on the goodness of God. It is all around us.
Thank you for reading. I hope you have a blessed weekend!
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Bridget A. Thomas 
Living a life where I experience high highs and low lows, sunrises and sunsets are important reminders of God’s goodness. My challenge is being in position at the right time to see them. Thank you for this encouraging reminder to be grateful for God’s abundant goodness, Bridget.
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Sometimes life can bring us down and even if we see the sunrise, we might overlook the beauty. I’m finding we have to be intentional to see God’s goodness. I’m trying to get there, but it takes practice and dedication. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Rainer!
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When we take time to focus on the goodness of God it changes our whole perspective. Even through difficulties, remembering His goodness gives us joy and strength. And like you said, His goodness never runs out. I’m so thankful for that. It follows us all the days of our lives, as it says in Psalm 23.
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So beautifully said, Dawn! I agree – opening our eyes to the goodness of God does change our perspective. And through that goodness we find joy and strength. What a gift we have in the Lord. He is all we need! 🙌♥️
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I love this post. Found it so encouraging and I am going to hold onto this thought when I tend to focus on what is not going great. God’s goodness never runs out- yes, I know that I will have to be intentional with changing my perspective and looking for God’s hand through it all.
Thank you my friend for this wonderful reminder 💙💐
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I’m so glad this was encouraging. I know what you mean. When we have worries in front of us, our focus drifts towards those things. Yes, it does mean we have to be more conscientious. But we can get there. And along the journey our eyes will be opened in a new way. So thankful for our Lord! He is so good to us! 🙌♥️
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An encouraging post to be sure! I love that His goodness never runs out even if we feel like we’ve come to the end of it at times. Like it’s past tense. Thanks so much for sharing and I always love your sunset photos! A beautiful reminder of His blessings and new beginnings. 🤗❤️ have a great weekend!
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I love the reminder that God has more beautiful sunsets and sunrises to share.
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So true! And so much more! The Lord is so good to us! 🙌♥️
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Amen
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Summer, this comment is for you! For some reason each time I replied to you, my comments were lost in cyberspace. 🤦🏼♀️ I’m so glad this post was encouraging. The enemy will try to keep our eyes on our worries, but Jesus wants us to focus on Him. And when we do, it opens our eyes to His goodness all around us. He is always there, and always working on our behalf. 🙌 Thank you for stopping by and sharing your thoughts! And I hope you are having a great weekend too! ♥️
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Thank you for this encouraging post! HIS love, HIS help, HIS peace, HIS favor………all of it is immeasurable. I am so so thankful HIS well never runs dry!!
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Amen and amen! I love that – “His well never runs dry!” We have so much to be thankful for! May we keep our focus on Him always. 🙌♥️
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And may we encourage each other to stay vertical!
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Yes! So true! I know I sure need all the encouragement I can get, and I bet I’m not alone! ♥️
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Nope we all need some encouragement and we all need JESUS!
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Awesome post and beautiful photo!!! Wishing you early Happy Easter greetings!!! This post touched my heart. Every day, there are new things to be grateful for. Every day, there are things to thank God for. I think sometimes, it is the little ordinary moments (like the photo above) that hold so much joy for us.
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Thank you! Isn’t that a great picture? I love that the little girl is looking up in awe. That’s how I want to look at the Lord and His goodness. I agree – little ordinary moments to hold joy. And I want to remember that and keep my eyes open for those moments. Happy early Easter to you too! ✝️
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if we just open our hearts there is endless wonders to be grateful for. 🙏
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So so true! I believe it. Yet I feel we often miss it because life’s worries take our focus. Lord, please help us to open our hearts and eyes to Your goodness! 🙌
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