It’s another new week, and it’s going to be outstanding.
It’s going to be outstanding because there. is. so. much. good. There is so much goodness and light and LIFE that we are given, and I take that for granted far too often. Way too often. I was laying in bed last night, just thinking, as I was falling asleep…and this realization and feeling of the overwhelming love and goodness of the Lord just knocked me off my proverbial feet…He truly is so good.
He can’t even help it.
It’s just Who He is. And this week and this month and this entire lifetime I want to teach myself to be intentional about seeing that goodness. It’s so easy to look around at this world, at all the hard things, the dark things, the injustices, the sadness and pain…it’s so easy to see all of this and forget. I forget Who Jesus is…I forget that He is good and that He is in control and that He is coming to set all things right.
Sometimes I not only forget the goodness of the Lord…sometimes I even blame Him for all these difficult things in the world and in my life. My heart can easily find itself looking at Him in frustration and accusation, blaming HIM for the darkness or pain that either I or someone else is experiencing. No, dear heart…NO. Jesus is only good, only light, only LIFE. Anything else in the world and in my experiences that is not such is not from Him. “For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.” (Eph. 6:12)
Let us not forget where this darkness and difficulties come from. And let us truly not forget the goodness, that perfect love and goodness, that comes only from the heart of God.
A few shots from a sweet afternoon coffee date:
One of our favorite coffee spots is in Rochester, which is a decent hour-plus drive away. We don’t get there very often, but when we do, I just want to sit for hours and sip drinks and have conversation and take photos. It’s one of those true-blue coffee places, where they don’t even have syrups or flavorings…just the straight-up-good stuff. I got a sweet little macchiato and Ben got a latte, and we split some macaroons.
I think pretty coffee is one of the most photogenic things in this world. And that macaroon was scrummo (scrumptious + yummo).
Tasty coffee is one of the most satisfying things in this world! I’m not addicted to coffee (truly!), and while I do drink a cup most mornings, I don’t get headaches or negative symptoms if I don’t have it. But coffee is such a simple pleasure…such a satisfying, simple pleasure.
Some links:
– Neato!
– Do it.
Have the best week ever, ya’ll!
What about you: tell me your truest feelings about coffee. 😉
I’d love to hear your thoughts!
French Press it. And where do you find all your links??… So many nice things, but it almost makes me tired!! love you and see you soon! -V
you are gorgeous. as is your heart. thanks for another lovely post!
Mmm, yes, French press! I'm usually too lazy to do this, I'm sad to report. Can't wait to try yours next weekend! 🙂
For the links…it's far less work than it appears to be. I steal interesting links from other bloggers who do link posts + keep track of random things I come across during the week.
You are sweet + kind – thank you!
I love this post. so good, and so true, what you wrote about how good God is. I've been reflecting on this myself the last while, and it just honestly blows my mind how awesome He is!
Thanks for reading!