God is good?

“Don’t call me Naomi (meaning “pleasant”).

Call me Mara (meaning “bitter”),” she answered, “for the Almighty has made me very bitter.

I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty.

Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has opposed me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?” (Ruth 1:20-21)

I’m thinking of someone right now going through the exact same feelings that Naomi had.

Sometimes it’s hard to see God’s goodness in our lives.

And yet, as I was praying for this person, I got a text from another friend this morning.

He lost his job late last year, and this year has been a real struggle for him on a lot of levels.

Honestly, it got a little discouraging for me praying for him at times as there seemed to be no quick answers.

But this morning he told me he just got rehired by his company.

And God reminded me again that yes, he is good.

So that’s what I’m holding on to as I pray for this other person who is still struggling now. And I’m praying that she will ultimately come to see God’s goodness in all this too.