Is He With

Me o r
Ag ainst M e?
Part 3
“Now therefore, I pray, if I have
found grace in Your sight, show
me now Your way, that I may
know You and that I may find
grace in Your sight.” Exodus
33:13
“Then He said, “I will make all My
goodness pass before you, and I
will proclaim the name of the
LORD before you.” Exodus 33:19
 I know He’s in control.

But if so, then why is He…???

Or why isn’t He…???
“The LORD is good to all”
Psalm 145:9
 God is G oo d

“Oh, give thanks to

the LORD, for He is
good! For His mercy
endures forever.”
Psalm 107:1
Our definition of goodness is self-
serving, short-sighted and subjective.
 Truth: God is absolute Good

“Why do you call Me good? No one is

good but One, that is, God.” Mark
10:18
God is always working for my
perfection and for His glory
 God is always working for my
perfection and for His glory

“…grant us our Christian perfection

that would be pleasing unto You…”
 God is always working for my
perfection and for His glory

“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your

Father’s good pleasure to give you the
kingdom.” Luke 12:32
 God is always working for my
perfection and for His glory

“But may the God of all grace, who

called us to His eternal glory by Christ
Jesus, after you have suffered a while,
perfect, establish, strengthen, and
settle you.” 1 Peter 5:10
 God is always working for my
perfection and for His glory

“till we all come to the unity of the

faith and of the knowledge of the Son
of God, to a perfect man, to the
measure of the stature of the fullness
of Christ” Ephesians 4:13
Wh y i s t hi s so har d to a cce pt?
Wh y i s t hi s so har d to a cce pt?

His Goodness
means that I should
JOYFULLY ACCEPT &
EMBRACE whatever
comes to me,
trusting that it is
good.
 Jo yf ull y Ac cep t and
Emb rac e
“And we know that all things work
together for good to those who love
God, to those who are the called
according to His purpose.” Romans
8:28
 Jo yf ull y Ac cep t and
Emb rac e

Even if it isn't good,

God will MAKE IT GOOD FOR ME

See 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Trustin g God for W ho Y ou
Are
Trustin g God for W ho Y ou
Are
Trustin g God for W ho Y ou
Are
Trustin g God for W ho Y ou
Are
“For you created my inmost being; you knit
me together in my mother's womb. I
praise you because I am fearfully and
wonderfully made; your works are
wonderful, I know that full well. My frame
was not hidden from you when I was made
in the secret place. When I was woven
together in the depths of the earth, your
eyes saw my unformed body. All the days
ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.” Psalm
Trustin g God for W ho Y ou
Are
God made me EXACTLY this
way because He knows that is
GOOD for me
“Neither this man nor
his parents sinned, but
that the works of God
should be revealed in
him…

“Then he said, “Lord, I

believe!” And he
worshiped Him.”
 “Neither this man nor
his parents sinned, but
that the works of God
should be revealed in
him…

“Then he said, “Lord, I

believe!” And he
worshiped Him.”

Is God’s glory worth your

weakness?
 “Neither this man nor
his parents sinned, but
that the works of God
should be revealed in
him…

“Then he said, “Lord, I

believe!” And he
worshiped Him.”

Trust that whatever hand you

are dealt in life, God was the
Fin din g God’s Goodn ess for
Myse lf
Fin din g God’s Goodn ess for
Myse lf
Trust in the Goodness of the
Giver, despite what you see in
the gift
Fin din g God’s Goodn ess for
Myse lf
Trust in the Goodness of the
Giver, despite what you see in
the gift

“Naked I came from my mother’s

womb, and naked shall I return there.
The LORD gave, and the LORD has
taken away; blessed be the name of
the LORD.” In all this Job did not sin
Fin din g God’s Goodn ess for
Myse lf
Trust in the Goodness of the
Giver, despite what you see in
the gift

“You speak as one of the foolish

women speaks. Shall we indeed
accept good from God, and shall we
not accept adversity?” Job 2:10
 “Oh, taste and see
that the LORD is
good; blessed is the
man who trusts in
Him!”
Psalm 34:8