IF YOU RECEIVED a message from God today saying he was on your side, would you believe it? Or would you only wish you could believe it? Perhaps you wonder sometimes if God really wants the best for you. Maybe God seems distant and at odds with real life and happiness. If you sometimes feel that way about God, you're not alone. As humans, we unfortunately tend to be in the dark about God's goodness toward us. Yet God doesn't want us to keep wondering how he feels about us. Through the good news of Jesus Christ, God shows that he wants to be with us and that he desires our ultimate happiness, whether we realize it or not.

In this fresh, personal, and biblical account, Jeff asks you to look closer at Jesus and be convinced that God is truly on your side. Jeff shares why he still believes in a good God, even after losing his father to suicide, losing his first wife to cancer, and personally suffering mental and emotional burnout. He invites you to cast doubt aside, embrace Jesus forever, and enjoy living in the moment with God.

Jesus has gone to great lengths to bridge the gap between you and God. Come find joy with him in whatever you face today-and whatever lies ahead on your road tomorrow.

Jeffrey Michael Smith has been teaching the Bible and leading church ministries for most of his adult life. He has worked in full-time vocational ministry for over sixteen years. Since 2007, he has served on staff at Hurstbourne Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky, where he currently serves as their Administration and Discipleship Pastor. Jeff has earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Georgia and a master of divinity degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He has taught courses on Bible teaching and Christian education ministry for Campbellsville University and trained Sunday School and Bible study leaders for the Kentucky Baptist Convention. Jeff lives in Louisville, Kentucky. He enjoys reading, writing, running, and hanging out with his wife, Emily, and their two kids, Seth and Chelsea. Jeff blogs about the Bible and the good news of Jesus Christ at onyoursidetoday.com.