I don't deserve this!

I sometimes sit and think about how good God has been to me.  About how much I have and how rich I am.  Not physically necessarily although I have much in perspective to all my neighbors, but more relationally.  Life when we boil it down to the basics is all about relationships and people.  We can not take much with us after this life, but we can take people with us.

I was reading this prayer of thanksgiving with the kids tonight after dinner from King David in 2 Samuel 7:18-19.  He kind of had this same feeling after the Lord revealed to him that his kingdom would be established forever. Check it out:

"Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said:“Who am I, Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? And as if this were not enough in your sight, Sovereign Lord, you have also spoken about the future of the house of your servant—and this decree, Sovereign Lord, is for a mere human!"

King David is overwhelmed by God's goodness in his life and recognizes that we are yet mere humans and deserve nothing and yet God in his goodness, kindness and mercy gives us so much!  David recognizes God as the Sovereign Lord, the one who is control of it all, the one above it all and yet he desires to have a relationship with us and bless us as he does.

I can think of many things that God has given me that are gifts that I don't deserve.  Most of all is the gift of salvation God has given me through his son Jesus.  I don't deserve the wife and kids he has given me.  He has blessed us our family.  He has blessed the ministry we are blessed to be a part of.  I could go on and on.

But what about when we go through trials and difficulties?  So is God still good when we go through difficult times.  What about when we lose a loved one or lose our job?  What about....?  He is good and he is faithful even through the tragedy.  Often times we cannot see it and we forget it during these difficult times and the truth is we don't know why some of these things happen, but God doesn't cease to be good.  He is faithful and desires to help use through these difficult time as well.  He walks with us and never leaves us to go it alone.

I don't deserve it but He is so good to me!