I was writing on my profile page about my life and as I was writing this phrase came to mind.  I’m sure I’m not the first to coin it but as I wrote it down I began thingking about what it means to have God as the center of my life.  It’s kind of like the phrase “God is good all the time, All the time God is good!”  I’ve used that phrase many times when leading a worship service or preaching the message and I believe it, but today when writing “Life is Good when God is in the center of it” somehow summed up how I feel.

It’s what I believe and how I strive to live my life.  I’ve heard another phrase a lot lately “Lovin’ life.”  Again, it’s one of those phrases people use a lot but do they really feel that way?  Life isn’t always easy as we all know.   I’m reminded of an old song, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden sung by Lynn Anderson back in 1964.  It’s true God never promsed it would be easy, He never promised us a rose garden but He did promise to “never leave us or forsake us” (Hebrews 15:5)  He promised to be with us when things are tough.  He promised to be faithful to those who are faithful to Him (Hebrews 10:23)

When God is the center of our life “everything works for good to those who are called according to His purpose.”  (Romans 8:28)  With God at the center of our life it doesn’t matter what the world throws at us.  It doesn’t matter what the circumstances are at the moment because God is faithful to us.  With God “all things are possible. (Matthew 19:26)

When God is the center of our life and things go wrong we can emerge victorious because God is with us.  We can look beyond the circumstances and see that God has a plan for our lives.  We can cling to His promises.  Life may throw curves our way but when God is the center of it, life is good!