Welcome back to the Brilliant Perspectives podcast. I'm your host, J. Lynn Bowden, here

with you for another episode of Learning, Powered by the Heart. You know, I've heard

it said that what you think about God is the most important thought you'll ever have.

And I like to think of it this way. If I believe that God is only happy to be with me when

my behavior is perfect, that I'm probably going to find myself bombarded with thoughts

of being unworthy when I don't get things right. But if I believe that God is delighted

to walk with me, to patiently show me his ways, and to lovingly pick me up when I fall,

then those negative thoughts don't stand a chance against my identity in Christ. Because

what we believe about God is exactly what we're going to look for in our own lives. So let

me ask you this. What do you believe about the goodness of God? Let's dive in today as

grand breaks down what it means to experience the glory of God's goodness. Did you realize

that every day you should feel overwhelmed? The real question is, what are we going to

be overwhelmed by? We can either be overwhelmed by our circumstances or shame or guilt or

powerlessness and so on, or we can be overwhelmed by the goodness of God. And we get to choose.

The fruit of goodness is about looking after someone's welfare, acting with honor, being

favorable towards someone, blessing them, lifting them up, giving them a divine advantage. And

that's exactly how God plans to be with you. He's in your life for your welfare, your blessing,

and he gives you his divine advantage, full of his glorious goodness towards you.

When Moses asked to see the glory of the Lord, I think it's in Exodus chapter 33,

God answered him in verse 19 by saying, I will make all of my goodness past before you.

And that goodness was going to be so overwhelming that Moses' human frame would not have been able

to survive it. The glory of God's goodness was so amazing that Moses faced Sean and everyone saw

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