I’ve been sitting with Psalm 34:8
“Taste and see that the Lord is good.”
And if I’m honest, that verse can feel confusing sometimes.
Because not everything God asks of us tastes good.
Forgiving when you’ve been deeply hurt.
Waiting when you’re desperate for answers.
Obeying when it costs you. Trusting when everything feels unsafe.
Some of God’s ways feel more like Brussel sprouts than honey.
Because if we’re real a lot of things God asks of us do not taste good at first.
So when David says, “Taste and see that the Lord is good,” I don’t hear him saying, “Everything will be pleasant.” I hear him saying, “Stay with God long enough to discover who He really is.”
Taste is immediate. See takes time.
Sometimes the first bite is confusing. Sometimes it’s bitter. Sometimes you swallow with tears in your eyes. But later sometimes much later you look back and go, “Oh He was faithful. He didn’t leave. He carried me through that.”
That’s the seeing part.
Revelation nails this so honestly. God’s word is sweet in the mouth because truth is beautiful but bitter in the stomach because truth rearranges you. It asks things of you. It exposes things. It grows you. And growth rarely tastes nice.
And David? His taste of God came while he was terrified, hiding, and pretending to be insane just to survive. There was nothing glamorous about that moment. But afterward he could say, “God rescued me. I wasn’t alone. He was good to me even there.”
So no, Psalm 34:8 isn’t a lie. It’s not saying God’s ways always feel good. It’s saying God’s heart is good even when the process hurts.
Maybe the better way to hear it is this:
“Don’t judge God by the first bite. Stay with Him long enough to see what He produces.”
Maybe Psalm 34:8 isn’t saying God’s ways always feel good.
Maybe it’s saying God’s heart is good even when the process hurts.
Some of God’s goodness is nourishment, not dessert.
And some of His kindness looks like pruning, not comfort.
But it’s still goodness just deeper than our tastebuds expect
But it’s still goodness. Always.
And that’s usually where the real sweetness shows up eventually
“Taste and see that the Lord is good.”
And if I’m honest, that verse can feel confusing sometimes.
Because not everything God asks of us tastes good.
Forgiving when you’ve been deeply hurt.
Waiting when you’re desperate for answers.
Obeying when it costs you. Trusting when everything feels unsafe.
Some of God’s ways feel more like Brussel sprouts than honey.
Because if we’re real a lot of things God asks of us do not taste good at first.
So when David says, “Taste and see that the Lord is good,” I don’t hear him saying, “Everything will be pleasant.” I hear him saying, “Stay with God long enough to discover who He really is.”
Taste is immediate. See takes time.
Sometimes the first bite is confusing. Sometimes it’s bitter. Sometimes you swallow with tears in your eyes. But later sometimes much later you look back and go, “Oh He was faithful. He didn’t leave. He carried me through that.”
That’s the seeing part.
Revelation nails this so honestly. God’s word is sweet in the mouth because truth is beautiful but bitter in the stomach because truth rearranges you. It asks things of you. It exposes things. It grows you. And growth rarely tastes nice.
And David? His taste of God came while he was terrified, hiding, and pretending to be insane just to survive. There was nothing glamorous about that moment. But afterward he could say, “God rescued me. I wasn’t alone. He was good to me even there.”
So no, Psalm 34:8 isn’t a lie. It’s not saying God’s ways always feel good. It’s saying God’s heart is good even when the process hurts.
Maybe the better way to hear it is this:
“Don’t judge God by the first bite. Stay with Him long enough to see what He produces.”
Maybe Psalm 34:8 isn’t saying God’s ways always feel good.
Maybe it’s saying God’s heart is good even when the process hurts.
Some of God’s goodness is nourishment, not dessert.
And some of His kindness looks like pruning, not comfort.
But it’s still goodness just deeper than our tastebuds expect
But it’s still goodness. Always.
And that’s usually where the real sweetness shows up eventually
I’ve been sitting with Psalm 34:8
“Taste and see that the Lord is good.”
And if I’m honest, that verse can feel confusing sometimes.
Because not everything God asks of us tastes good.
Forgiving when you’ve been deeply hurt.
Waiting when you’re desperate for answers.
Obeying when it costs you. Trusting when everything feels unsafe.
Some of God’s ways feel more like Brussel sprouts than honey.
Because if we’re real a lot of things God asks of us do not taste good at first.
So when David says, “Taste and see that the Lord is good,” I don’t hear him saying, “Everything will be pleasant.” I hear him saying, “Stay with God long enough to discover who He really is.”
Taste is immediate. See takes time.
Sometimes the first bite is confusing. Sometimes it’s bitter. Sometimes you swallow with tears in your eyes. But later sometimes much later you look back and go, “Oh He was faithful. He didn’t leave. He carried me through that.”
That’s the seeing part.
Revelation nails this so honestly. God’s word is sweet in the mouth because truth is beautiful but bitter in the stomach because truth rearranges you. It asks things of you. It exposes things. It grows you. And growth rarely tastes nice.
And David? His taste of God came while he was terrified, hiding, and pretending to be insane just to survive. There was nothing glamorous about that moment. But afterward he could say, “God rescued me. I wasn’t alone. He was good to me even there.”
So no, Psalm 34:8 isn’t a lie. It’s not saying God’s ways always feel good. It’s saying God’s heart is good even when the process hurts.
Maybe the better way to hear it is this:
“Don’t judge God by the first bite. Stay with Him long enough to see what He produces.”
Maybe Psalm 34:8 isn’t saying God’s ways always feel good.
Maybe it’s saying God’s heart is good even when the process hurts.
Some of God’s goodness is nourishment, not dessert.
And some of His kindness looks like pruning, not comfort.
But it’s still goodness just deeper than our tastebuds expect
But it’s still goodness. Always.
And that’s usually where the real sweetness shows up eventually
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