If God is a good God, how come there are so much suffering in the world? The prophet says the world will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, yet all I see are the suffering, sin and pain of the human race. My heart is not settled, why is that? How can I believe that God is a good good Father, with the faith of a little baby?

It's because I have believed the two lies that the serpent put into my heart. 1. God is not good, and 2. I am not good enough to be loved. When the snake talked to Eve and Adam in the garden, it puts the doubt of the goodness into their hearts, that God is withholding the best from them, i.e., the knowledge of good and evil. When they ate of the fruit of that tree, they no longer can see the knowledge of the glory of the Lord. And Adam and Eve were so shameful, and they hide.

How do we know that God is good? Well, he sees everything that he created as good, for He is good good Father. And I know I am good, for on the six day of creation, he says I am very good!

It's the shane that made us believe we are not good, not worthy to be loved. Yet David says that God is the one who lift up his head. David proclaim that God himself is his glory, not what he has achieved or his performance,

A young ruler, who is very successful in his achievement, thinking that he can impress Jesus with his devotion and dedication. Ask Jesus what he must do to receive eternal life. Yet Jesus challenge him why you call me good? Don't you know that only God is good? If you want to get eternal good! Be good like God! But how is that possible?

Jesus gave us a hint how to be good in the parable of talents. One day when we see him at the heavens gate, he will say to the people who he allows to enter into heaven, good and faithful servants, come and enjoy with your master! Good? Isn't that is reserved for God? Yet he now call us good. How? Because he said e are faithful. What is faithful? It's the same geek word as believe, he is saying that if you believe that He is good, then you will become good!

Jairus wwas so afraid that his daughter is going to die, yet Jesus says do not be afraid, just believe. By believing, it will cast out the fear! Can you imagine the kind of faith comes into Jairus's heart? He got cheered up when he heard of the word. He dare not fear anymore!

God is love. God is perfect love. What keeps us from this perfect love? Fear! Is fear a sin? No! Just like little children has fear, for they do not yet have the knowledge of their parents love for them, We have to identify the fear in our life, and pray against it. Ask God when does that fear, or that lie, comes into my life. Ask God for the truth, maybe a verse, to encourage us. We only have to believe the word of God, then the fear will flee from us.

Find a journal, and write down your fear, one by one. And ask God, when and how does this fear came into my life. Then ask God, or your spiritual mentor, to give you a bible verse, a truth, to defeat this lie and fear in your life. For example, I was afraid of failure, fear of lacking. God showed me that when I as about six grade, I failed in every test to get into any of the private junior high in Taipei. Even though later on in my life, I was quite successful academically, but deep in my heart, I always want to perform to prove that I am not inferior or stupid. That was a deep root of shame and failure. Solution, God gave me 1 Corinthian 1:4-5 to proclaim over myself, that by the grace of God in Jesus Christ, I am in every way enriched in speech and knowledge. No more lacking, no more fear! I am free!