Goodness

This Tuesday, Dan Steiner came to Tuesday chapel to share about our fruit of the month, GOODNESS. I personally think it's a hard  word to really describe and sum up, and Dan did an awesome job of it.
First, there is conflict between what we believe is good and what God believes is good. The two questions he answered were: how do i make sense of what is GOOD in the world? and how can I live a GOOD life? Romans 3:10 says we are born with a sinful nature. The bottom line is, we can't be GOOD. However, He is perfectly good, all good things come from him. The only thing that can make us GOOD is God acting in and through us. A lie I know I've caught myself thinking is that "I'm not that bad". Not true, without God, there is no GOOD to be found in us. Dan used the example of kids - they need to be taught what is GOOD because their instincts aren't always to do what is best.
God's goodness, however, can counter out wickedness. Goodness is what God finds pleasant and favorable.
So, anything we do well at, HE deserves the credit. He wants us to be good because God helps us to be good. Don't be 'good' to please others, be GOOD to please God, and do it with his help.
In closing, we need to be willing to be ok with the fact that it's GOD THAT'S GOOD.