Psalm 100:5 says, “For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.”

Friend, there are going to be days when life doesn’t feel good.

There will be prayers that seem unanswered, doors that unexpectedly close, people who disappoint you, and circumstances you simply cannot understand.

But I want you to notice what David does not say.

He doesn’t say, “The Lord is good when life is good.”

He says, “The LORD is good.”

That is who He is.

God’s goodness is not determined by what happened to you yesterday, what you are facing today, or what you are worried might happen tomorrow.

And then David reminds us, “his mercy is everlasting.”

You cannot outrun His mercy. You cannot exhaust His mercy. You cannot wake up tomorrow and discover that God used the last of His mercy on you yesterday.

And His truth “endureth to all generations.”

The same God who was faithful to your grandparents is faithful today. The same God who carried you through what you thought would break you before is still carrying you now.

So when you cannot understand what God is doing, anchor your heart in what you know about who God is.

He is good.

His mercy is everlasting.

His truth never changes.

And friend, when everything around you feels uncertain, you can still rest in the certainty of Him.

God has been good. God is good. And God will still be good tomorrow.

What if the reason you have not stepped into what God has for you is because you are still holding onto something He has been asking you to release?

“The longer you entertain what’s not for you, the longer you postpone what is.”

That will preach.

Sometimes we keep giving our time, energy, attention, and emotions to things that are no longer helping us become who God has called us to be.

It might be a relationship.

A habit.

An old hurt.

A disappointment.

A way of thinking.

Or even a season that God has already brought to an end.

Isaiah 43:18–19 says, “Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing.”

Sometimes we are asking God to do something new while we are still clinging to something old.

There comes a moment when faith says, “I am going to trust God enough to let this go.”

You do not have to understand everything God is doing before you obey Him.

You just have to believe that whatever God asks you to release is never greater than what He is preparing you to receive.

So stop giving yesterday permission to steal today.

Release what God has been telling you to release.

Take the next step.

And keep walking.

Because what you are leaving behind may feel familiar, but what God is leading you toward could be better than anything you have imagined.

My friend, do not be afraid to let go. Your story is not ending. God may simply be making room for the next chapter.

Have you ever noticed that sometimes the people who are the hardest to love are the very people God puts right in front of us?

Galatians 5:14 says, “For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”

Good morning, my friend.

We can make following Jesus complicated, but Paul brings it down to something we can understand: Love people.

Now, that doesn’t mean everybody is going to be easy to love.

Some people will disappoint you. Some will misunderstand you. Some will get on your last nerve. And if we’re truthful, there are days when we’re probably not that easy to love either!

But Jesus never told us to love people because they deserve it. He taught us to love them because we belong to Him.

The closer I walk with Jesus, the more His love ought to show up in the way I treat the people around me.

Sometimes that means being patient when you’d rather walk away.

Sometimes it means forgiving when you’ve been hurt.

Sometimes it means making the phone call, offering encouragement, giving somebody another chance, or simply showing a little kindness.

Friend, you may not be able to change the whole world today.

But you can change somebody’s world by loving them like Jesus.

So here’s my challenge:

Love somebody well today.

Not because they earned it.

But because Jesus loved you when you didn’t earn it either.

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