Posted on by Renee Meyer

The trouble with the Goodness of God {Living on the Rock}

Thinking about God’s goodness this week for my Living on the Rock Bible study, I felt like I need a whole list of caveats before teaching. As I worked through the study, time after time I came up against issues and misconceptions about God’s goodness – either in my own heart, or as I imagined different objections and questions I’ve heard over the years.

Practically, the biggest issue I have with this is that Christians so often respond to people’s pain by saying, “God is good.” Right, but His goodness is not very obvious when we’re in pain and trauma.

I wish we would stop doing that. Read more

Posted on by Renee Meyer

How to enjoy God more {Living on the Rock}

This week in my Living on the Rock Bible study, we talked about God’s goodness.

O taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! (Psalm 34:8)

WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MEANS TO “Taste and See that the Lord is Good”?

We had a great discussion of this question. My favorite response was a friend who shared that it made her think of holding a new born baby. Not that God is a baby – but that when you hold a newborn, you don’t hold her at arms’ distance. You draw her close, feel her fingers and toes, drink in that precious baby scent.

What a beautiful picture of what God is inviting us to do: To draw Him close, to take Him in, to use all of our senses to enjoy and learn Him. Read more