Photo by Andrea Piacquadio What does tasting and seeing God's goodness supposed to mean? Does it sound weird to taste the Lord's goodness? While it may not mean that way, our senses are still crucial to experiencing God's goodness.
If we're Christians, we automatically know the goodness of the Lord ever since He came and took over our lives for the first time. Our faith allows us to gain knowledge of his love and grace. Our intimate walk with our Father in Heaven affects many sensory experiences. But is it enough to taste and see? How about taking it all in and letting His all-encompassing power flow through us without having to mind how we experience God's goodness? We all have different ways of encountering and knowing who He is, often emanating from the darkest places no one would expect. Find out what tasting and seeing God's goodness means. The verse "taste and see that the Lord is good" is in the New International Version of Psalm 34:8. One should take this as a warm invitation from God, a loving hand reaching out with extended protection, direction, and peace that surpasses all understanding. Besides that, His goodness also includes the forgiveness He is willing to give to those who ask. That's the beauty of God's saving grace – everyone is welcome, and there's no limit to how much we can take. As long as we continually trust in Him, regardless of how our lives turn out after, we must keep taking refuge in the Lord's grace for us to keep experiencing His goodness. The problem is, when things go South, some people often forget God's goodness quickly. We are guilty of only praising God's goodness when we taste and see the good sides of being with Him and walking in the path He laid for us. Despite the challenging situations, they aren't reasons for us to be blinded by the goodness of God because that's where it shines. The light becomes brighter in the darkness; without fear and doubt, we can never taste and see God's goodness in the dullest situations. Total dependence on God affects the experience of His goodness. The allure of seeing it for ourselves can take us to a whole new level in our relationship with Him. Being involved in God's goodness rather than being a spectator improves our well-being by multitudes. We cannot obtain God's goodness by waiting for it to happen. Our relationship with God is a two-way street, regardless of the generosity of His grace. And because He gave us so much, we can never repay Him the same way and in identical amounts. However, there is a way. By being entirely dependent on Him, as He wants us to be, there is a guarantee of God's constant goodness, which shifts our worldview of what being blessed is like. Because as much as we are in a good place because of God's goodness, there might be times when joy is the aftereffect. Blessings come in many forms. Consider yourselves blessed when you depend on God for provisions and protection from life's storms and attacks from all fronts. When a person is blessed, it can mean a lot of things: a series of luck, happiness, and prosperity. Life tests us in many ways, measuring how much we can take even after savoring God's goodness. Job is a solid testament to a person immensely blessed in the beginning, along with constant communication with God. He was the wealthiest man in the land at his time. But when the Devil saw how much God blessed him, he tried to gaslight God by claiming that Job only loves God because of the material blessings He's giving. And so God allowed the Devil to strip away everything Job had, including his children and good health. Still, that didn't stop Job from blessing the Lord's name and seeing His goodness through all the pain and ordeals. He never blamed nor cursed God for failing to give him the things he used to enjoy. And after a certain period, God eventually multiplied all the blessings Job used to own. We cannot simply measure the grace of God by the beautiful moments alone. Our Father God is good in W. Veronica Lisare's memoir, and it is evident in the author's life despite the trauma, depression, and challenges she had to go through to be the person she is today. While the darkness may completely overshadow our lives, forcing us to think that God left our side, you must always know that even in tough times, we can still taste and see that the Lord is good as long as we remain in Him and never let go.
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