God is so good. God is so good. God is so good, He’s so good to me. Words of a familiar song.
It’s been over two years of an IRS audit which hung over our heads like a dark black cloud. My husband went grey for the first time in his life! Is it possible that his grey translates into wisdom?
Did God fall off His throne? Was He still good? Now that it’s about to come to an end, was there really a purpose? Do we still trust Him? Do we still believe? It was just an audit! Nobody died (not physically anyway), and nobody received news of a fatal disease. We’ve been through worse, and we’ve come through worse than this.
I am reminded of difficult situations in our lives seemingly unrelated that actually became answers to the prayers of my heart. How does that work? Can we actually be thankful for the mysterious workings of God even when we don’t understand? Is He for us always working things together for our good while simultaneously strengthening our character to resemble Him more and more?
So what about this audit? As it comes to an end, it appears that there will be some relief from the outstanding debt. For that, we are grateful. But the outcome of this “systematic review and assessment of our finances” pales in comparison to the outcome that has taken place in the formation of our lives going forward. We have changed and new beginnings are once again ahead of us.
The details of the changes that have come from this “systematic review and assessment of our lives” are too many to articulate. But what I can articulate is that God is, in fact, still good. He was very much on His throne in total control. There was and continues to be a purpose. We still do trust Him and believe He is for us. And, yes, I believe my husband’s grey hair has resulted in greater wisdom!
