God is Still Good Even When Things Are Not

A Mount Member's Testimony

Today’s Text

I will sing of the Lord’s unfailing love forever! Young and old will hear of your faithfulness. -Psalm 89:1 (NLT)


Testimony Time

At this point, I’m wondering if I should just be selling my candles full-time. I’m at a place where doors are closing, opportunities have dried up, and things I once depended on seem to be folding up...this is the side of entrepreneurship that many folks don’t talk about out loud. It’s hard and it rocks you to your core. You question everything, including God. That’s been the most difficult part for me: experiencing what’s happening and still trying to hold on to the goodness of God. Honestly, it doesn’t come naturally for me because it feels incongruent.


I’ve often seen public declarations of “being blessed” whenever someone receives a new opportunity, gains material things, or when life goes their way. Oftentimes, that leaves me questioning what it truly means to be “blessed.” Is blessing only when good things are happening? Is it only when the outcome favors us? What does it mean to “be blessed” when nothing is working out the way I hoped?


That’s the intersection where I’ve been sitting for some time now. Not knowing how any of this is going to work out. I feel like I’m in the void where nothing seems to be happening (at least nothing I am aware of), and yet somehow everything still feels possible. It is a tight spot to be in.


One thing I’ve learned during this season of uncertainty is that I have to choose daily to feel good now. I am not waiting for circumstances to change, because I don’t know when that will happen. For me, that means telling God the raw, unfiltered, ugly and honest truth about how I feel. Lately my prayers sound like, “It’s all messed up, but God, I thank You!”


Timeless Tune

Anthony Brown’s song “Even in This” offers assurance for anyone sitting in the tension of unanswered questions: even when things are not good, God is still good, and God is still working.


Think on These Things

This testimony challenges the idea that blessing is only measured by success, prosperity, or opportunity. Instead, it shows us that blessing can be found in the courage to keep showing up to God with our whole selves. Being blessed may mean having the strength to pray through tears, to bring our doubts to God without fear of rejection, and to trust that God’s love is steady even when life is not.


  • What does being blessed mean for you right now, in the reality you are living? 
  • How might you begin to notice traces of God’s goodness that are present, even if your circumstances haven’t yet changed?

Time to Talk with God

Faithful God, You see me when I am weary and worn down. Thank You for holding space for my honesty and my struggles. Teach me to trust that You are working, even in the silence, even in the waiting, even in this. Remind me that Your love is not conditional on my success, but flows freely in every season of my life. And I thank You, even in this! 


Today’s Takeaway

The blessing of God is not confined to outward success or easy answers. Even in the hardest seasons, God’s love remains faithful, God’s presence is near, and God’s goodness endures.