22 Powerful God Is Good Quotes and Sayings for When We Feel Weak and Alone
- Heather Riggleman GodUpdates Contributor
- Updated Jun 23, 2021
Need some powerful God is good quotes to get you through your day?
“God is good,” is often heard in songs, devotionals, sermons, and in situations like ours when we face death, an unexpected outcome, or when life leaves us feeling isolated, weak, and alone. Christians tote this phrase as if it’s a band-aid in our faith first aid kit. But is God all the time?
We had just gotten back from vacation and my father-in-law wasn’t himself. My mother-in-law texted that she was taking him to the emergency room. What we didn’t expect was for the hospital to seemingly wash their hands of him. Nine days later after being in isolation at the beginning of the pandemic, they sent him home with a death sentence. Less than 70 hours later, Mike passed from this side of heaven to the other.
When we began to make funeral arrangements—others kept trying to comfort us with the phrase, “God is good.” But the more I heard the phrase, the angrier I became. How is God good when my children had to witness how hard it was for him to pass away? How could God be good when he didn’t heal Mike of his infection? Where was God when we had to bury him alone in the wake of the pandemic?
Can We Say 'God Is Good' Quotes?
According to Merriam Webster, the definition of God is, “a being in perfect power, goodness, and wisdom, who is worshipped as the ruler and creator of the universe. The word, “good” has so many meanings, like “a favorable character or tendency.” It also means bountiful, suitable, and fit.
When we take a step back from life-changing situations and circumstances with these two definitions in mind—it helps frame God in the correct light instead of inside our pain. In God’s goodness, He authored every single day of Mike’s life, including how his life and last moments were woven into the fabric of our family. This meant, God knew the very hairs on Mike’s head, and He knew when Mike’s last day on this earth would be. In His goodness, He gave us the opportunity to say goodbye and let him come home to be surrounded by family before he left this world. We later learned, so many families in the middle of the pandemic did not get to say goodbye as we did. Their loved ones passed in isolation in the hospital.
In bitter moments like this, we all have a choice, focus on His goodness or become bitter. How we react to bitterness is a crucial gauge of what is going on inside of us. Are we going to God with our questions, circumstances, and situations? Or are we blaming Him? We’re reminded of King David’s appeal to the Lord, “Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life” (Psalm 139:24). We must have this same approach when it comes to our own lives. Just because our situation or circumstances are not good doesn’t mean God isn’t. God wants us to address what is going on inside of us immediately and bring it to Him.
What ‘God Is Good’ Really Means
One good look at our situation or the news headlines makes one wonder how good God really is in face of suffering in this world. Like when there is a 100 car pile up on the interstate, extreme temperatures that leave farmers and ranchers losing calves minutes after being born. There’s child abuse, sex trafficking, cancer, unemployment, children starving around the globe, miscarriages, abortions, and all the other unimaginable ugly things in between. In our humanness, we can’t help but think, “Is God really good if He’s allowing me to go through this?”
This question reveals something pivotal. It reveals the lack of trust in our souls. It reveals how we are flawed and weak, but God’s Word says He is good. Jesus, who was God’s only Son told us in Luke 18:19, “No one is good—except God alone.” In John, we learn that God is light, in Him, there is no darkness at all.” This means there is no evil in God. His intentions, plans, motivations, sovereignty all point to one crucial fact: God is Good. Genesis 50:20 reveals where the lack of goodness comes from. It comes from within our flawed souls. “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.”
Psalm 100:5 teaches us God’s goodness extends from His nature and through all generations, “The LORD is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations”
God can create only what is good because He is fully good. “Every good and perfect gift is from above” (James 1:17).
When we dig a little deeper, we find out we have flawed, we are filled with sin, and we are the ones who commit evil. There is a very real enemy out there who is doing everything he can to use our weaknesses and sin propensity against us because his time is running short. He wants to take our loneliness and pain and use it against God. But God tells us, “The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him” (Nahum 1:7). God cares for us and He wants us to trust Him in the small things, the everyday things, as well as the big things too.
13 Encouraging God Is Good Quotes and Verses About God’s Goodness When you Feel Alone
Need some God is good quotes? Check out 13 encouraging quotes and verses below.
Jesus knows how you feel. He was God in the flesh. He walked this earth as a human being for 33 years. He knows what it’s like to be tempted, betrayed, and alone. He knows how your heart feels when you are the new mom on the block. He understands your aching heart as a single person longing for marriage and He gets everything in between!
At one point, Jesus asked His friends to pray for Him in a time of distress, and do you know what they did? They fell asleep! Imagine how alone He felt in that moment.
Snuggle in God's arms. When you are hurting, when you feel lonely, left out. let Him cradle you, comfort you, reassure you of His all-sufficient power and love. –Kay Arthur
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. –Isaiah 41:10
No matter how low down you are; no matter what your disposition has been; you may be low in your thoughts, words, and actions; you may be selfish; your heart may be overflowing with corruption and wickedness, yet Jesus will have compassion upon you. He will speak comforting words to you; not treat you coldly or spurn you, as perhaps those of earth would, but will speak tender words, and words of love and affection and kindness. Just come at once. He is a faithful friend - a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. – Dwight L Moody
But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. –Isaiah 43:2
You may be lonely, poor, and cold, neglected by the children, forgotten by your friends, yet may have the glad Christmas joy in your heart as Paul had, shut up in prison cells at Rome! –John R. Rice
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them. –Psalm 145:18-19
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. –Deuteronomy 31:6
You are never left alone when you are alone with God. – Woodrow Kroll
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” –Matthew 11:28-30
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. –1 Peter 5:7
Though our feelings come and go, God’s love for us does not. - C.S. Lewis
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. –Philippians 4:6-7
There are so many other God is good quotes and verses you can find throughout Scripture. We highly recommend starting with the sources at the bottom of this article.
9 Encouraging Quotes about God’s Goodness
God loves each of us as if there were only one of us. - Augustine
The nature of God’s love is unchangeable. Ours alternates all too readily. If it is our habit to love God with our own affection we shall turn cold towards Him whenever we are unhappy. - Watchman Nee
Believe God’s love and power more than you believe your own feelings and experiences. Your rock is Christ, and it is not the rock that ebbs and flows but the sea. - Samuel Rutherford
God is love. He didn’t need us. But he wanted us. And that is the most amazing thing. - Rick Warren
“God is sovereign. He does things His way. He’s not a genie in a lamp that submits to your every wish. But He does love you and desires an intimate relationship with you. And a thriving walk with Him doesn’t happen apart from prayer.” - Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare
Measure not God’s love and favor by your own feeling. The sun shines as clearly in the darkest day as it does in the brightest. The difference is not in the sun, but in some clouds which hinder the manifestation of the light thereof. - Richard Sibbes
"A little faith will bring your soul to heaven; a great faith will bring heaven to your soul." – Charles Spurgeon
“Faith is no irresponsible shot in the dark. It is a responsible trust in God, who knows the desires of your hearts, the dreams you are given, and the goals you have set. He will guide your paths right”. – Robert Schuller
“Every time you make a decision to be less than what God wants for you, you're denying yourself some of God's blessings. It's up to you. You can live a life with God's blessings, or just exist with all the consequences of choosing wrong.” - Terri Blackstock
God is good, He is good all the time. It is said so many different ways throughout Scripture. This is the central theme of the entire Bible. It’s a love story He wrote for us as a reminder, His story He is writing about the world isn’t over yet. But He did give us a preview of the end when He said, “And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.‘ He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.” And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new,” Revelations 21:3-5. We will live in His goodness forever!
Further Reading
50 God Quotes to Inspire Your Faith
25 Powerful Quotes About God’s Goodness
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