God is Good! A collection of Inspiration about God’s Goodness, by Faith Mama – aka Tina Marino Click here to read or download pdf:  God Is Good

“Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment.” Mark 5:25-27 A reason we don’t see answers to prayer is because we give up too soon. I think of the word “tenacity”. It means to stick with it, no matter what....

When my kids were little, invariably most every night one of them spilled their glass of milk or juice.  Who cleaned it up?  Mom, of course.  When they got older and made a mess, who cleaned it up?  They did, maybe with some help from Mom.  Now that they are grown, they usually have to clean up all by themselves. What about YOUR messes?  Who cleans them up?  There are three kinds of messes in our lives.  Messes we make all by ourselves. Messes...

I don’t know about you, but when I was a little girl the thought of disappointing my dad was unbearable. My father is a disciplined man of strict German descent who values excellence in performance. While it is always good to strive for excellence, how many know that little girls and little boys are going to fall short now and then? For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. – Romans 3:23 NKJV Whenever I would disappoint my dad I...

A very important aspect to growth and change in life is the pursuit of self-improvement. To be successful in life – business dealings, relationships, spiritual matters and more – we must be determined to better ourselves, on purpose. My husband and I first got involved in purposeful personal development many years ago when a mentor introduced us to a wonderful vision and goal setting program and the concept of dream boards. It was truly life...

During church service last night, the presence of God was sweet. He gave me a word for His people, a word of encouragement. I didn’t get to speak it out last night, but I believe this word is for more in the body of Christ than only those in my church. The Lord said, “Many of you are afraid to look Me in the eye. You have the same feelings of shame and guilt that you had as a child when you did something wrong. It was hard to look your parents...