Last Wednesday afternoon I took a moment to stop by the water so that I could just breathe and thank God for his goodness. I had been clinging to Psalm 23:6 NIV for several months now; “Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” In the previous weeks an Aunt had sent me a card with this verse, not knowing it was one I had been praying over. To share in the goodness of God, He answered prayer that day. A prayer where I would wake up early each morning and my first breath was a surrender to God. A prayer where every night I would lay my head on the pillow thanking God for His goodness and grace. That particular Wednesday I received good news that biopsies I had taken the week before were all normal.

This isn’t the end of my health journey but the beginning of something good. I can sing the goodness of God with every breath that I am able. In this song, Goodness of God by Bethel Music, with my life laid down, I surrender now. On this Thankful Thursday, will you choose to thank God for the goodness in your life? Will you choose to surrender everything over to Him? I encourage you to write this verse down and share it with someone who needs to know God is good.