Goodness and Mercy is with you

"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever."  Ps. 23:6.    Be confident in God's daily supply of goodness.  Goodness is God's blessings and favor that comes to you just because you are His. What you expect, you will receive so expect His goodness to follow you, provide for you, protect you, and promote you.  Live by faith in the goodness of God and each day be expectant, excited, and grateful as you see the evidence of God's goodness in your life.    His mercy comes through when you are weakened by your efforts, when you fail by your mistakes, and when you humbly ask for His forgiveness and mercy. His mercies are new every morning, compassionate when you fail, and great in faithfulness.    I heard the story of a man who punished his three-year-old daughter for wasting a role of expensive wrapping paper to decorate a box.  Later the child brought the decorated box to her father and said: "This is for you Daddy." The father felt badly for yelling at his daughter.  When he opened the box, however, the box was empty.  The father was furious.  The little girl looked at him with tears and said, "Oh Daddy, the box is not empty, I blew kisses into it, all for you, Daddy." The Father felt worse and he hugged his daughter and apologized. In a short time later the little girl died in an accident and the father kept the gold box by his bed for many years.  When he felt sad or discouraged, he would open the box and take out an imaginary kiss, remembering the love of his little girl who gave him a box full of imaginary kisses.   God has given you unlimited goodness and mercy in a box of faith. Keep it with you always and open it whenever in need.    Kingdom Declaration: Goodness and mercy are my two wings that will help me to soar above every storm.   Read the Bible in One Year: 2 Chronicles 21-22; John 14 @Dr Pat Francis @chayil$