"I'm Good"

Good morning! TGIF -  Today's power scripture comes from Matthew 25:21 (ESV):  “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.”

   One of my adopted ‘sons’ has a favorite way of letting me know that everything is alright.  When we are out if I ask him if he needs anything before we depart; a cool drink and quick bite to eat, etc., he almost always says…”I’m good.”  Even if I try to press the issue, he is adamant that all is well; his needs are few.  And in many ways the things he might lack, he knows God shall supply but I might not be the source for that provision, so he is content.

I love that attitude.  I remember in 7 grade I attended Beckman Junior High School in Gary, Indiana.  Our motto was – “Good, better, best; we will never rest, until good is better and better is best.”  As a member of the pep squad and girls’ basketball team I remember belting out our school song and screaming our motto at pep rallies as our teams prepared for competitions among rival city schools. “Good, better, best; we will never rest, until our good is better and our better is best.”   It was a great battle cry to inspire youngsters to try a little harder and to reach further; it was great motivation. Now as an adult I am rethinking that motto under the revisions that I see about the greatness in being ‘good’.  There is nothing wrong with being ‘good’.  In the beginning, after each day’s creative venture our God pronounced that it was ‘GOOD’. Our Lord Jesus is the GOOD Shepherd. We learn about the humility of responding like the GOOD Samaritan.  Like the servant in the parable of the talents we all strive to someday be acknowledged by the accolade of “well done, GOOD and faithful servant.

      No doubt, there is surely a sense of accomplishment and success that comes with being the biggest, the brightest, the best;  but no one but God can stay at the top. The best champion is that only until the next competitor knocks them off the winner’s circle.  The best restaurant is only that until the next review. If you enjoy balancing on the pinpoint of the pinnacle you constantly have to redirect yourself to stay on top…and there is nothing wrong with it.  Everyone deserves to see the view from the penthouse or mountain peak at least once in a lifetime; but being GOOD just means being consistent.  You have nothing to prove and no one is looking to gun you down to take your place at the top.  I like being GOOD and guess what? - ... I am GREAT at it !

 Every day is a good day; it is up to us to make it a power-packed  GREAT/GOOD day!   Have a GREAT/GOOD weekend.  See you on Monday!   Be blessed!   Dr. JoAnn