Do you see good in the world? Or do you only see the bad? Do you see love and kindness? Or do you see hate and rudeness? Do you see compassion and hope? Or do you see selfishness and hopelessness? Do you seek to see the goodness of God in the world?
We often see what we want to see or what we expect to see. Because criminals know we do, they often take advantage of it. We must be trained to see something other than what we want or expect to see. That training can help us see God’s goodness in this world.
God is at work every moment of every day. Yet, if we expect to see the worst the world has to offer, that is what we will see. We will miss the good God is doing. We will miss the beauty of his creation. We will miss the good he is doing through other people who have opened themselves up to following his guidance and commands.
How can we train ourselves to see what we have been missing? Begin by looking out your window. Look at the grass, the flowers, and the trees. Notice your neighbor’s yard. When you go to the store, look for people helping others. Look for the mother who is teaching her children to behave in the store. Notice the old man helping his wife put things in the shopping cart. Notice the smile on checkout clerks face.
Little by little we can train ourselves to see something other than what we expect. Little by little our eyes can be opened to see the goodness of God in this world. Sure, there will be bad things. Yet, we can choose to see the good things and thank God for working in the people we see and for working in his creation all around us.
I pray we all seek to seek God working in this world. I pray we choose to see the beauty in his creation. I pray each one of us will train ourselves to God’s goodness in the people around us. See God working. See God’s beautiful creation. See God working in people. See God working in the world.
Psalm 27:13
I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
Marty Pressey 