GoodNess Of God

Powerful and Beautiful Worship – A Must Listen to – by Immanuel Church Worship Band in Gurnee. Our New Home Church.

Songwriters: Jason David Ingram / Brian Johnson / Edmond Martin Cash / Benjamin David Fielding / Jenn Johnson

Goodness of God lyrics © So Essential Tunes, Capitol Cmg Paragon, Bethel Music Publishing, Shout! Music Publishing Australia

You need to hear the message shared by the worship leader. It ties perfectly to the series I’ve been sharing, “Comfort or the Cross.” Listen to the song. Listen to the message. Go back through the series. Pray deeply and honestly about where you are in your faith.

Ask yourself: Have you set down your cross because of pain, disappointment, or unanswered prayers? Have you never picked it up at all? What are you waiting for? God is here. He is not silent, and He has not abandoned you. Just as Joanna said in her message to the church: “How long, Lord, will You not hear my cry? Lord, I believe, but help my unbelief.”

If you find yourself asking these words, if you are wrestling with faith, doubt, or heartache, then this song, this message, and this series are for you. Know this: You are loved beyond measure. God has not given up on you, and He will never give up. Pick up your cross. Step into His presence. Let Him meet you right where you are.

All my life You have been faithful
All my life You have been so, so good
With every breath that I am able
Oh, I will sing of the
Goodness of God

I love You, Lord
Oh, Your mercy never failed me
And all my days, I’ve been held in Your hands
From the moment that I wake up
Until I lay my head
Oh, I will sing of the
Goodness of God

All my life You have been faithful
All my life You have been so, so good
With every breath that I am able
Oh, I will sing of the
Goodness of God

I love Your voice
You have led me through the fire
In darkest night You are close like no other
I’ve known You as a Father
I’ve known You as a Friend
Oh, I have lived in the
Goodness of God, oh-oh-oh

And all my life You have been faithful
All my life You have been so, so good
With every breath that I am able
Oh, I will sing of the
Goodness of God

Yeah, yeah, yeah
So good

Your goodness is running after, it’s running after me
Your goodness is running after, it’s running after me
With my life laid down, I’m surrendered now
I give You everything
‘Cause Your goodness is running after, it’s running after me
Your goodness is running after, it’s running after me
Your goodness is running after, it’s running after me
With my life laid down, I’m surrendered now
I give You everything
‘Cause Your goodness is running, it keeps running after me

All my life You have been faithful
All my life You have been so, so good
With every breath that I am able
Oh, I will sing of the
Goodness of God
Oh, I will sing of the
Goodness of God
Yeah-yeah, yeah

You lead me and guide me, God
Faithful Father, floods my soul
Oh, and You are my anchor in the wind and the waves
You are my provider, oh, yeah
And You lead me and guide me by Your Spirit
And Your Word I have never walked alone
My joy, my joy, every day

Oh, Shepherd of my soul, oh
What a joy to know You
Oh, the joy of knowing you, God
You’re everything to me
So wonderful, in all your ways, hey
All your ways
Amen
🙏🤗

Willie Torres Jr….

3/25/2026

@BeingCrazyForChrist

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98 responses to “GoodNess Of God”

  1. Mae Faurel Avatar

    Beautiful Willie 🧡

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much and Thank you for Visiting, Listening and Commenting…

      To God be the Glory and Praise…

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  2. KikiFikar Avatar

    Ok more tears as I step deeper into self reflection.

    Thank you so much.

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Awe, I’m sorry… but I hope those are joyful tears. 🙏
      Thank you so much for Visiting, Listening, and taking the time to Comment.

      That song and message were truly powerful, and it felt like they fit perfectly with the Comfort or the Cross series I’ve been sharing. ✝️

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      1. KikiFikar Avatar

        Joyful tears indeed.

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    2. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      🤗🙏

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    3. Livora Gracely Avatar

      Kiki,
      those tears you mentioned…
      they feel like they belong here.

      Not as something to fix.
      Not as something to explain.

      Just… as they are.

      Sometimes the deeper we go,
      the less we have to say—
      and the more honest it becomes.

      I’m glad you didn’t step away from that.

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      1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
        Willie Torres Jr.

        That’s so beautifully said, Livora. Those tears really do belong here… not to be fixed, just felt.

        There’s something so real about that quiet place where words fall away and the heart just rests in Him.

        I’m really glad you stayed in that moment too, Kiki.

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  3. heavensreef Avatar

    Oh we sing this song quite a bit at Christ Church. Love it………HIS GOODNESS & HIS LOVE!

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      I’m so glad you Loved it. It was so Beautiful and the message was so powerful. I thought it went perfect with the Comfort or The Cross series I am sharing…

      Amen 🙏🤗

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    2. Livora Gracely Avatar

      heavensreef,
      there’s something beautiful in how this is already being lived—
      not just read.

      Sung.
      Shared.

      Carried together.

      It feels like this is where the words
      stop being words.

      And simply remain
      as something we return to.

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      1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
        Willie Torres Jr.

        Absolutely Livora… It really does settles in the heart in a way words alone never could. Livora, as heavensreef and I always say, I say to you as well: You Are Loved.

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      2. heavensreef Avatar

        Love what you said here……so beautiful! Blessings to you today!

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  4. Johnbritto Kurusumuthu Avatar

    A truly uplifting reflection. It’s powerful how you’ve shown that God’s goodness is not just found in extraordinary moments, but in the quiet, everyday ways He sustains us. When we take a moment to reflect, His faithfulness becomes so clear. This was deeply inspiring—thank you for sharing.

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much John for Visiting and Sharing this. I truly appreciate your kind and thoughtful words.

      You’re right, it’s often in the quiet, everyday moments that we begin to see just how faithful God really is. When we slow down and reflect, His goodness becomes so clear.

      Thank you for your Encouragement and Support…

      Be Blessed and Continue to be a Blessing…🙏

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    2. Livora Gracely Avatar

      John,
      I appreciate how you stayed with the quiet side of it.

      Not in the extraordinary,
      but in the everyday faithfulness you mentioned.

      It feels like that’s where this actually lands—
      not in big moments,
      but in what continues quietly.

      And over time,
      that becomes clearer than anything else.

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      1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
        Willie Torres Jr.

        That’s beautifully put, Livora. I love how you pointed to the quiet, everyday faithfulness, because that really is where it lives. Not always in the big moments, but in what continues, steady and unseen. And over time, that speaks louder than anything else.

        Thank you for being a special part of this Journey…

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  5. Evidence Mutumbu Avatar

    I will sing of the goodness of the Lord

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Amen 🙏🤗 Thank you for Visiting, Listening and Commenting…

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      1. Evidence Mutumbu Avatar

        Its one of my songs of affirmation when I am overwhelmed. And this one by Elevation.

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    2. seekingdivineperspective Avatar

      “Praise” is another favorite of mine! (One of my turn-the-music-up-full-blast songs. ;) ) Singing along – maybe even dancing – definitely raises my spirits.

      Thanks for posting it, Evidence.

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      1. Evidence Mutumbu Avatar

        Hahahah.
        It comes out well full blast and you dance in Tehilah mode…

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      2. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
        Willie Torres Jr.

        Yes, same here. Especially when I am in the car. I can imagine the people around me seeing me😀😂

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      3. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
        Willie Torres Jr.

        “Praise” is one of my favorites too. Perfect for turning the volume all the way up and singing your heart out. I actually have a post I’m working on of my old church singing this song. It was so beautiful, and the worship team gave such a Praise-Worthy rendition, it felt perfect for Palm Sunday.

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    3. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Oh Yes… Now you’ve got me on my feet, dancing in worship….

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  6. YOUNGHEART1980 Avatar

    God leads me and guides me 🙏💗

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Amen 🙌

      Thank you for Visiting and Commenting….

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      1. mosckerr Avatar

        As Pesach approaches its important to emphasize that the foundation of this Chag – יראת שמים.
        Fear of the Lord fails to communicate יראת שמים why? Torah common law not read, but rather it stands upon making comparative logical inductive-reasoned precedents. The translation: ‘Fear of Heaven’, totally confuses the revelation at Sinai, from how early prophets – like those found in the Book of בראשית, understood the Creator as told in the opening creation Aggadic story. Abraham did not know the revelation of Sinai Divine Name! So what distinguishes the Divine Names אל שדי, אלהים, & אל ect, from the first Sinai commandment Divine Name? This question a person who develops יראת שמים immediately asks.

        The pre-Sinai prophetic revelation understood that HaShem fills the Heavens and the Earth. Whereas the mystic concept Shekinah, bases itself upon the “revelation” of the Mishkan at Sinai; the mystic idea of Shekinah communicates the post Sinai vision that the 1s Commandment Divine Presence – lives only within the Yatzir HaTov hearts of the “chosen” bnai brit Cohen people. Herein the k’vanna of בכל לבבך\כם intent as learned by rabbi Yechuda’s interpretation of tefillah דאורייתא, and also by תורה לא בשמים היא in the Talmud. The term יראת שמים most essentially learns from the catastrophes, such as the Bar Kochba false messiah and Shabbetai Tzvi\Yacov Frank false messiah disasters; contrasted by the rise of Hasidism initiated by rebbe Israel ben Eliezer/Baal Shem Tov. The affectionate title awarded to this rebbe implies that his ‘good name’ reputation stands unto this very day.

        The 2nd Sinai commandment does not say do not worship “idols”. Sophomoric translations imported to understand abstract Hebrew terms – compare to placing a screen door on a submarine. Never such a thing as virgin birth in the T’NaCH and specifically not in the Prophetic Book of Isaiah. Errors shape and define theologies. Both Martin Luther’s Protestant and John Calvin’s impact upon the theology developed by Zwingli of Zurich down the road — kicked the can of protestant theology down the road to not only the 30 Years War, but worse – support by the vast majority of its German ‘believers’ to kiss and embrace the Nazi war insanity – to exterminate the Jews. The good name reputation of Xtianity in general and German Protestantism in particular now rots in exile waiting for the 2nd coming of JeZeus to heal its shattered reputations.

        The 2nd Sinai commandment does not say do not worship “idols”. Never such a thing as virgin birth in the T’NaCH and specifically not in the Prophetic Book of Isaiah. Errors shape and define theologies. Both Martin Luther’s Protestant and John Calvin’s theologies, their impact upon the theology developed by Zwingli of Zurich — down the road — kicked the can of theological avoda zarah, that through its support, by a vast majority of its members in German and countries allied with the German anti-communist war effort, specifically Pope Pius XII to likewise support the Nazi war to exterminate the Jews. Where was JeZeus during the Shoah; “by their fruits you shall know them”.

        The translation “You shall not make for yourself a graven image”, false. אלהים אחרים does not mean “other gods”, as the literal טיפש פשט biblical translations dictate. Just as Isaiah 7:14 “the virgin shall conceive” does not convert “almah” – which refers to a young girl, aged between 12 to 12.5 years of age – also called נערה, unto the Greek mythology where Zeus rapes a married woman and conceives Hercules.

        The Hebrew “אלהים אחרים” does not base itself upon עצב/pesel – idol, but remembers the Gods of Egypt and the future invasion of Canaan wherein the Gods of Canaan would fall under the God of Israel curse. Acceptance of the yoke of the kingdom of Heaven “metaphor” directly refers to remember the g’lut oppression of Egypt. Goyim never came out of g’lut Egypt, nor stood at Sinai, they never to this very day accepted this tribal god; neither the NT nor Koran ever once brings the revelation of the 1st Commandment Divine Name. But instead worship אלהים אחרים Golden Calf word translations. Clearly JeZeus did not grasp the central foundation of the Sinai revelation; because the revelation of the first Commandment of Sinai – this Divine Name – a Spirit and not a word – lives within the heart, based upon the Mishkan Torah precedent model. Confusing a glorified tent and a gold covered Ark for the “Shekinah” — Divine Presence spirit — as false as confusing moms apple pie with vinegar.

        Chag Pesach approaches. Consider a real Jewish example — fully understand that Goyim not Jewish and that the Apostle Paul’s idea of grafting false, based upon their complete and total ignorance of the T’NaCH. Shall introduce two separate lines of rational reasoning:

        ONE

        The switch from T’NaCH\Talmudic/Midrashic common law to assimilated Roman Statute Law during the Dark and Middle Ages of Goyim barbarism, anarchy and chaos — compares to the similar impact that the movable type printing press — likewise shapes and determines statute law — religious off the דרך halacha — to this very day. The Talmud refers this species of moral disaster — also to a known ירידות הדורות—domino effect upon later down-stream generations.

        My Kollel rav, rabbi Eliezer Wolfson from Jerusalem passed in 2025. He showed me a hand-written Baali Tosafot manuscript which differs from the Baali Tosofot commentary printed in the Vilna Shas. The latter writes מותר גניבת גוים whereas his hand written manuscript מותר גבינת גוים. The shift from discussing theft to cheese has important halachic implications, affecting the permissibility of various foods depending on their origin and preparation methods. In the 8th פרק daf 116b–117a of mesechta Chulllen, the Rif poskined that once a ruminant consumed something, it became פרשא בעלמא. Rashi disputed with the Rif ruling. But based upon the בכתב יד of rabbi Eliezer Wolfson, the Baali Tosafot appears to supported the ruling made the Rif posok halacha.

        Israeli dairy rations — built around availability, not ideal nutrition. Corn in general — nutritionally smoother, but not economically dominant. Corn — imported and expensive. The “switch” before Pesach — from a wheat‑based diet to a corn‑based diet — the former — a mixed ration that includes some wheat by‑products added to that cattle feed ration. While the latter attempts to eliminate all possible chametz sources. Israel’s dairy industry relies heavily on: wheat silage, wheat bran, gluten feed, local by‑products (citrus pulp, brewers’ grains, etc.), and imported corn grain and corn silage.

        Wheat silage involves moisture required to achieve fermentation. The most desirable fermentation occurs when silage has a moisture level of 55 to 70 percent, with 60 to 65 percent considered optimum. If silage — ensiled at lower than recommended moisture levels, it may undergo incomplete fermentation or be subject to heat damage and protein breakdown.

        The Israeli milk industry does not use corn all year due to its higher expense. Many European countries rely on imported GMO feed for livestock, including from the U.S., because non-GMO alternatives quite often more expensive or unavailable at scale. If Israeli dairies fed a Pesach—style ration all year, milk prices would rise significantly. The Pesach ration, a temporary, more expensive, less efficient formulation used only because halacha requires it.

        Corn starch ferments more slowly, very good for rumen stability, but wheat by‑products add fiber, protein, and digestible energy at low cost. Israeli cows fed TMR (total mixed ration) designed to balance rumen pH, so the risks of wheat more managed. The Pesach ration represents a halachic workaround, not a nutritional upgrade. The industry would never choose the Pesach ration year‑round because it costs more, depends on imported ingredients, reduces flexibility in ration formulation, and removes valuable, cheap, local feed sources. Hence the Pesach ration — less economical, not more. Corn, therefore used before Pesach because its non-chametz and safe from a kashrut standpoint. But nutritionally and economically, the normal mixed ration (with some wheat by‑products) far superior for the rest of the year.

        The Israeli dairy industry does not switch feed because of the Rif–Rashi debate at all — even if the Rif + Tosafot would permit digested chametz. The issue ““Does digestion turn chametz into פרשא בעלמא?” not the reason for the rabbinic requirement to switch to corn prior to Pesach. Rather — a Jew may not own chametz during Pesach, due to the Torah כרת curse. Despite chametz eaten by a cow becomes halachically irrelevant, and even if the milk is unquestionably permitted … the feed itself remains chametz! And Israeli dairy farms — almost all of which are Jewish‑owned — cannot legally or halachically own chametz on Pesach. The mashbirim (feed suppliers) cannot produce chametz feed for Jewish farms during Pesach. Chag Pesach directly impacts the entire supply chain. Nonetheless, if the Baalei Tosafot indeed support the Rif’s principle, that digestion nullifies the issur, then milk from cows fed chametz would qualify as halachically kosher; cheese made from such milk would also permitted. The entire gevinat akum discussion shifts, and many modern kashrut stringencies become unnecessary.

        Two

        Fundamental distinctions which radically change the intent and interpretation of Torah as a political foundation/Constitution vs the religions established through Biblical and Koran counterfeits. Goyim never accept to this day the revelation of the Torah at Sinai. They do not thereafter dictate any Torah commandment. Not Moshiach nor who or what qualifies as a prophet. Daniel a mystic not a prophet. Oral Torah — by definition — interprets the k’vanna of wisdom commandments\time-oriented mitzvot.

        Jewish Halacha despite Middle Ages assimilation to Greek logic philosophies — which in effect negated the Chanukkah lights — halacha contained within the Gemara “commentary” to a specific Mishna — serves as courtroom witnesses, who testify; based upon observance of the Mishnaic case viewed from different perspectives. Halacha after the Roman exile of Jews from Judea “converted” into religious law — with rabbinic decisors (geonim, rishonim, acharonim) who fill the function of spiritual-legal guides whose rulings regulated communal religious existence in cursed g’lut. Halacha of this much later statute law assimilated codes, copied Roman law, much like the bible influenced by the printing press.

        Despite these codes, imposed by decisor “authorities” such as Rambam or Karo, halacha simply not religious law. But remains precedent—based, by which witnesses testify concerning a Case heard before a Sanhedrin common law courtroom — viewed from different perspectives. A living human being shares no comparison to a mirror reflection or photograph of that person stored in a vault for hundreds of years. Still another example: The Cathedral copy-cat Temple built by king Shlomo merely a “photograph” of the Torah commandment צדק צדק תרדוף — which serves as the foundation of judicial common law courtrooms mandated by the Torah written Constitution. As determined by a Torah precedent: Moshe’s establishment of 3 Cities of Refuge with their small Sanhedrin courts.

        If you take the time to learn the Hebrew T’NaCH you will see the day vs night difference between the Hebrew T’NaCH which the Xtian bible has replaced. For example: how a person organizes ideas changes what that person understands. Take the “Order” of — GOD vs dog. The Xtian bible translations did just that with their institution of Chapter & Verse organization, which replaced the Hebrew sugya/sub-chapter Order. Something akin to Grover Cleveland’s decision to abandon all original US President advice from Washington — Madison — father of the US Constitution — inclusive of Andrew Jacksons’ free banking rejection of European Central Banking.

        Yes, today even the Hebrew T’NaCH also modified through printers — to include Xtian chapter and verses! But within the Torah scrolls & Hebrew T’NaCH, remain odd gap/spaces scattered throughout all that literature. Starting with the 5 Books of the Torah scrolls read on shabbat and organized around an internal פ & ס. These two Hebrew letters interpreted to refer to “sugyah” — sub-chapter and “Parech” — chapter. The printed Hebrew T’NaCH — originally likewise organized in hand written manuscripts prior to the printing press movable type 1455 invention – employ easily observable gaps which separate one sub-chapter from another. The printing press invention directly impacted the 1611 KJB together with the Catholic Bibles. Just as did the chapter system, developed early in the 13th century by Archbishop Stephen Langton 1205-1227. The verse system introduced in the 16th century — Santes Pagnino produced a versed Latin Bible in 1551.

        The Catholic bibles based upon Latin translations. They include deuterocanonical books whom Ezra and other post destruction of the 2nd Temple, Tannaim Era survivors excluded from the Hebrew T’NaCH literature. King Cyrus of Persia, whom the prophetic Book Isaiah refers to as “moshiach”, permitted Jews to return back to Judea after our 70 year Babylonian exile ordeal. The Catholic/Protestant 30 Years War terminated in 1648. Martin Luther moved the Catholic deuterocanonical books to an “Apocrypha” section in his 1534 German bible.

        William Tyndale executed in 1536. Convicted of Lutheran heresy—mainly for his Protestant theological writings (e.g., justification by faith, denial of transubstantiation) and related polemics; his English Bible translation viewed as a direct challenge Lutheran Church authority. Strangled at the stake, then his body was burned. The Lutheran church sided with Hitlers’ Nazism. Nonetheless Tyndale’s translations omitted some deuterocanonical books prior to his betrayal and State murder. John Calvin treated them as separate and apart from “Scripture”. The 1611 King James Bible reflects that Protestant tradition and relied heavily on Tyndale, the Geneva Bible, and the Bishops’ Bible.

        A substantial portion of German society—including many Protestants and Catholics—backed or accommodated the Nazi regime, especially in the 1930s, motivated by nationalism, anti‑communism, fear, and the regime’s social/order promises. Major church bodies made compromises (e.g., the Protestant Reich Church movement, concordats and local accommodations by Catholic bishops). Anti‑Jewish violence did not end in 1945—notable examples like the 1946 Kielce pogrom in Poland show continued lethal antisemitism and communal breakdown after the war. Moral accountability for mass support remains a valid and widely held judgment against all biblical translations, based upon the language of the gospels themselves: “by their fruits you shall know them”. Where was Jesus during Xtian war crimes throughout history from the Crusades to the blood libels to pogroms to mass expulsions to ghetto gulags etc?

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      2. YOUNGHEART1980 Avatar

        I guess you didn’t get my point of sarcasm 😂

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      3. mosckerr Avatar

        Willie absolutely love sarcasm

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  7. Mid-Life Mama Avatar

    A beautiful, worthwhile share, Willie🙏🏻.

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much and Thank you for Visiting and Commenting…

      To God be the Glory and Praise…

      God Bless You, today and always…

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  8. justrojie Avatar

    thank you for the message :>

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you Rojie… I thought the same. It felt perfectly timed alongside the Comfort or The Cross series.

      Hope and Pray that you are doing well. Be Blessed and Be a Blessing…

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      1. justrojie Avatar

        Thank you so much, Willie! The world needs kind pple like you and your wife

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    2. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      You are too kind Rojie. Hope you continue to enjoy life and find joy in every journey…

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  9. sibongilecharitysehlake Avatar

    Taking the cross everyday is often not easy. To go through pain and still choose obedience of forgiveness and love. Is not for the fainted in heart. It’s easy to choose opposite

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      That’s so true. Choosing the Cross daily isn’t comfortable, it stretches us, refines us, and sometimes breaks us before it builds us. A feeling I know, all to well… But it’s in those hard moments that Love, Grace, and true obedience become real, not just words.

      Anyone can choose the easy path, but it takes real strength and Faith to choose forgiveness and love when it hurts. That’s where transformation happens.

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  10. Susana Cabaço Avatar

    His goodness is absolute; our ability to allow it in our lives may vary. In our higher connection and belief, we allow more. Thank you, Willie, for this beautiful piece and for keeping inspiring us toward greater allowance and communion. Light and blessings on your way, always! ✨🙏🍀

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much Susana. And Thank you for these beautiful and thoughtful words. You’re absolutely right, His goodness never changes, but our openness to receive it can grow as we deepen our Faith and connection. It’s a continual journey of surrender, trust, and allowing more of His presence to shape our lives.

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  11. loia Avatar

    Great song and message man! Past 3 years I’ve been working at a group home for men… I was the resident director… this is my boss’s favorite song… she plays it a few times daily while I’m working… and she sings along

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      That’s awesome that the song and message are part of your daily work. It’s amazing how God uses music to encourage and uplift us, even in the midst of service.

      I pray His Presence continues to guide and strengthen you as you serve others.

      Thank you for Visiting, Listening and Sharing….

      All Glory to Him! 🙏🎶

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      1. loia Avatar

        You’re welcome brother… thank you too… thank you for your prayers… same here… and keep up the great work!

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  12. Edward Ortiz Avatar

    Wonderful post, Willie. Have a blessed weekend.

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you Edward… To God be the Glory and Praise…

      Have a Safe, Wonderful and Blessed weekend as well…

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      1. Edward Ortiz Avatar

        Thank you. 🙏🏼

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  13. Cindy Georgakas Avatar

    What a beautiful song, Willie❣️💕❤️

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you Cindy and Thank you for Visiting and Listening. I thought so as well. And the Message from Joann was so powerful…

      God Bless You, today and always…

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      1. Cindy Georgakas Avatar

        You’re so very welcome always! Yes and to you❤️

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  14. believe4147 Avatar

    This is just what I needed to hear today. God is so good isn’t he? I did reblog your post and shared it on my facebook page. So thankful for God’s goodness and faithfulness. Praying always.

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much and I’m so glad you liked it and that it that it reached you right when you needed it. The song and that message from Joanna hit me the same way.

      God really is so good… The way He shows up at just the right time never stops amazing me.

      Thanks for sharing it and for your prayers too. Praying for you as well.

      Be Blessed and Continue to be a Blessing…

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  15. Mary Avatar

    Always have loved that song!

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Me too. It’s such a powerful and reassuring song.
      Thank you so much for Visiting, Listening, and Commenting.
      I hope and pray you’re doing well. 🙏

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  16. Kerri Elizabeth Avatar

    Always beautiful messages.. as I was listening to the song and message in the video, I realized that when God is doubted, it’s because we’re looking outward not inward.. faith is from the inside , doubt is from the outside… sometimes when I hear people say God isn’t listening why is this happening? I wonder…. I go back to the verse I left before.. the kingdom of God is within… He doesn’t say with-out..doubt is without, faith is within. It’s like looking past the answer.

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much for Visiting, Listening and Commenting… I completely agree, Faith truly springs from within, and doubt often comes when we look outward instead of leaning on Him.

      I felt the same as I watched the service and worship; the message paired with the song went beautifully with the Comfort Or The Cross series.

      All Glory and Praise to God for His wisdom and for speaking to our hearts in such perfect ways.

      God Bless You, today and always…

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      1. Kerri Elizabeth Avatar

        Thank you always for your voice and your love here.

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      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you for your Kindness and Support…

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  17. WanderingCanadians Avatar

    Thanks for sharing. This just brightened up my morning. Have a wonderful weekend.

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      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much and Thank you for Visiting and Commenting… I’m so glad it brightened your morning. Of course All Glory and Praise to God ….

      May God Bless you and your family…
      Have a wonderful weekend and may it be filled with Gods Peace and Joy. 🙏

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  18. KC-Ink Avatar

    I’ve heard many different covers of Goodness of God, and it’s such a beautiful song every time. The message is so powerful. It really is a testimony of His faithfulness and goodness in every season. Have a blessed weekend, Willie.

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      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much and Thank you for your thoughtful Comment…

      I’m so glad this song spoke to your heart. It truly points us to the unwavering GoodNess of God, even when life feels uncertain.

      All Glory and Honor to Him, now and always. 🙏

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  19. Carolina e Catarina Avatar

    What a beautiful song, Willie! It speaks of recognizing that God is always good and about surrendering and trusting everything to Him. Very beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🎶✨✨✨✨🕊️

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      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much for taking the time to Read, Listen and Comment. I truly appreciate your kind words.

      It really does speak to that place of surrender and trusting God in everything.
      Thank you so much for your Encouragement and Support…

      All Glory and Praise to Him. 🙏🎶✨🕊️

      Have a Wonderful, Safe and Blessed Weekend…

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  20. Carolina e Catarina Avatar

    Thank you so much! Have a good weekend!🌷

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  21. seekingdivineperspective Avatar

    I love-love-love this song! I sing it almost every time I pick up my guitar. And yes, it should be sung in the hard times, too. I love the lines about “through the fire” and “darkest night.” These things are necessarily a part of our lives. That’s when faith really means something, more than in the easy times.

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      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much for Visiting, Listening and Commenting… I love that you sing it on your guitar, that’s beautiful. You may need to Post it one day…

      You’re so right, the song carries even more meaning in the hard times, through the fire and darkest nights. That’s when our faith truly comes alive.

      God Bless You, today and always…

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  22. pcviii03 Avatar

    That is a beautiful song, filling the heart with expectation that God is who scripture tells us he is.
    Blessings Willie.

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      Willie Torres Jr.

      Amen 🙏🤗 I am so glad you enjoyed it… It’s one of my favorite worship songs. I really loved how they shared the message at the beginning. It fit perfectly with my Comfort or the Cross series.

      Thank you for Visiting and Commenting…
      Have a Wonderful, Safe and Blessed Week…

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  23. Anna Waldherr Avatar

    A beautiful and powerful message. Thank you for sharing this, Willie.

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      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much and Thank you for Visiting, Listening and Commenting.
      To God be the Glory and Praise…

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  24. Livora Gracely Avatar

    Willie,there’s something quiet about the way this ends.

    Nothing is explained.Nothing is resolved the way we expect.

    And yet—it doesn’t feel unfinished.

    After everything you shared before,this doesn’t answer the pain.

    It just… places it somewhere else.

    Not outside of God.But inside His goodness.

    And somehow,that is enough to keep walking.

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      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much Livora. I Truly appreciate you Visiting, Listening, Reading and Commenting.

      I love how you said that… not everything needs to be explained or resolved the way we expect. Sometimes it’s just about placing it in His hands and trusting His goodness, even when we don’t fully understand.

      That’s where we find the strength to keep walking.

      To God be the Glory and Praise 🙏

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      Willie Torres Jr.

      Mine as well. Thank you so much for Visiting and Commenting…

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  26. Mags Win Avatar

    One of if not the most loved worship song of mine. This is the first time I have heard it here, but have heard it many times. I look back over my life and see that God has always been faithful even when I had doubts at times. He never leaves us ever. Thank you dear Willie for sharing this wonderful song.

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      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much for your love and kindness, and for being here. Truly missed seeing you. I loved watching this from our church and I knew I had to share it somehow here for others to see, listen and worship along as well…

      Sometimes life piles on so much that I find myself sarcastically asking God, “Can I have another? I haven’t suffered enough.” And then I pause and remember the Cross, knowing how faithful He has been and how little I’ve truly endured compared to Him.

      Even in the hardest moments, His Presence, His Goodness never leaves us.

      Your words and encouragement mean so much. Thank you for being a part of this journey with me.

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      1. Mags Win Avatar

        His timing is not always like we would want it to be, but He knows what is best and never, ever leaves us. That we can be sure of. Thank you for allowing me to be on the journey with you dearest Willie. Love, hugs and blessings to you and your precious family.

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    2. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much for your beautiful words and for walking this journey with me. 💛

      You’re right … His timing is perfect, and His presence is constant. All Glory and Praise to God, who never leaves us and guides us through every step.

      Love, hugs, and Blessings to you as well. 🙏 Happy Easter my Dearest Sister in Christ and in Heart…

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      1. Mags Win Avatar

        Happy Easter to you and the family.

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  27. ibarynt Avatar

    These are a few of my favorite songs, they humble me and tears me up, inside out.
    I cannot fathom God’s goodness abd faithfulness, especially in the mundane and unseen. Wretched that I am, how can He love me so.

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Those songs hit deep for a reason.

      His love doesn’t make sense, it just is. Even in the quiet, He’s still so good.

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      1. ibarynt Avatar

        It doesn’t make sense at all and yesterday I was bawling… why would He still love me.

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    2. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      I get that feeling. It doesn’t have to make sense… His love isn’t based on you getting it right. It’s just real. It’s not earned, not measured… just given. Steady, patient, and always there, even on your worst days.

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  28. mosckerr Avatar

    Actions Have Their Consequences

    Antisemitism comes under a Torah curse known as Amalek. Goyim never to this day accept the revelation of the Torah at Sinai. Therefore the commandment to war against Amalek applies only to Jews not Goyim. A close examination of the language of the Torah, the Zohar and other Reshonim condemned the lack of יראת אלהים the Torah affixes to the ערב רב – assimilated and intermarried “Jews” who serve as the base cause for the Torah curse of Amalek/antisemitism in all generations. This interpretation stands upon the יסוד that Torah commands mussar to all generations of Jews alone.

    Old-school Baptist churches never made any protest not to the British 1939 White Paper which closed Palestine to Jewish refugees nor to FDR’s duplication of the White Paper to America. The systematic murder of 75% of Western European Jewry did not qualify as a ‘spiritual matter’. Not just ‘Old-school Baptist churches’ but all Xtian churches in American and England failed to denounce Chamberlain’s White Paper which betrayed the 1922 British mandate to establish a Jewish National Home in Palestine. Name a single church in America or England which denounced the British White Paper betrayal. A betrayal just as profound as Chamberlains surrender of the Czech Republic to Germany in 1938.

    A few Catholic priests did oppose the Chamberlain government’s restrictive policies regarding refugees. Their voices were generally isolated, reflecting broader societal attitudes at the time. In the United States, there was a notable lack of large-scale protests from Christian churches, including Catholic and Protestant denominations, against President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s policies that restricted immigration and closed American shores to Jewish refugees. While some individual clergy and smaller groups expressed their dissent, it did not result in a coordinated movement or significant demonstration.

    Both in England and America, the prevailing public sentiment during this period often leaned toward isolationism and concern over national security. The voices that did speak out were significantly outnumbered by those supporting restrictive measures or remaining silent. The lack of widespread protest contributed to the difficulties faced by Jewish refugees trying to escape the looming threat of Nazi Germany.

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  29. Eric Dunbar Avatar

    This is a powerful message, Willie.

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  30. Eric Dunbar Avatar

    It brought me to tears, just knowing the goodness of God. Thank you brother, for this inspiring post. As always, I am praying for you.

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      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much Brother and Thank you for Visiting and Commenting…

      Thank you also for the Prayers… I appreciate and treasure them….

      Hope you have a Wonderful and Blessed Easter…

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  31. Mary K. Doyle Avatar

    I’m happy you found a church that you and your family are comfortable in, Willie. The lyrics to this song are emotional. Happy Easter, to you, my friend. Jesus has risen.

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      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you Mary… Yes, the lyrics to the song and even the message that Joann delivered were both very powerful….
      Happy and Blessed Easter to you as well….

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  32. SiriusSea Avatar

    Words lifted like candles, guiding hearts back toward hope. Images of faith burning bright, reminding us God still runs toward us. Love woven through every line, steady as a hymn in the dark. Light rising from testimony, calling weary souls to stand again. In every message, a spark, gentle, persistent, true. Every breath of praise becoming its own small miracle ~ Bless you, Willie !!! Forevermore …

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      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so SiriusSea … I am deeply moved by your beautiful words and the way you so thoughtfully used my name in such a meaningful and creative expression. It truly touched my heart.

      May the Lord Continue to fill you with His light and inspiration, and may He keep drawing us all closer to Him.

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  33. joseph elon lillie Avatar

    I love this song and often sing it when I am leading devotional worship at TWR in Winchendon MA. It means so much to me that I will see he goodness of the Lord while I am in the land of the living!

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      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much and Thank you for Reading, Watching, and Sharing this.

      I really appreciate hearing how this song is part of your worship, same with me… That’s beautiful, and it’s Encouraging to know how God is using it in your own walk and in your Ministry.

      I love that verse you mentioned too. It’s such a powerful reminder that we don’t just Hope for His Goodness one day, but we can see it here and now in the land of the living.

      God’s Continued Blessings to you, today and always..

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  34. JoAnna Avatar

    This is an important reminder for me. I know God is good and has worked miracles in my life and I need to remember to trust and stay close to the One who loves me forever, no matter what happens.

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  35. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
    Willie Torres Jr.

    Thank you so much 🙏
    Such a beautiful reminder of God’s goodness.
    We so often forget and focus on the struggles, sorrows and trials and overlook the GoodNess of God …

    May the Lord Bless You and meet you where you need to be met and may He reminds you of how much He Loves You…

    You Are Loved… 🙏💛

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My journey has been amazing and fulfilling as a new Christian. I have seen God work in my life in ways I never could have imagined. I have grown closer to my faith and have seen Him work in my life and the lives of those around me. I am truly blessed to call myself a Christian, and I am excited to continue to grow in my faith.

I believe that I have come a long way in life. Over the years, I have worked hard to become a better man, husband to Frances Torres, and father to our children. I have strived to be a good friend and companion to those I have been fortunate to build relationships with. I have learned to appreciate the small moments of joy and fulfillment that come with every human connection.

I began writing stories that I believe were inspired by the Holy Spirit. These stories are my testimonies about the different trials I have gone through, and how the Lord has helped me to overcome them. Through this process, I’ve discovered that I can forgive those I once vowed to never forgive, and in turn, my relationships with them have been restored. They are now a huge blessing and a special part of my life.

I hope that through my writing I can be a source of encouragement to other people in their faith and relationship with the Lord. I pray that those who read my words will be blessed by the Lord and find strength and comfort in His Word.

To be honest, I have had to come to terms with the fact that I am not perfect, but it is in this place of acceptance that I am able to truly worship a God who is. His infinite love brings me joy, strength, and peace, and I am thankful for the privilege of being able to serve Him.

I have also started a Social Media Ministry on Facebook, which I invite you to visit here. Being Crazy For Christ is a platform where I share my journey of faith, and I am also on YouTube – Willie Torres Jr. and I am excited to see all that God will do through it.

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