"...the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit," as written in the King James Bible.
In the sharing segment of our service today, my mom recounted an experience with one of our customers: This customer would directly deposit her payment to our bank account and just text my mom about it. My mom noted that sometimes this customer would overpay, so she'd inform the customer of the mistake to set the record straight (literally too, because my mom oversees the accounting). So when a sales agent approached our customer to convince her to switch from our business to his (piracy!), our customer fortunately refused. I hope it is safe to assume that she thinks we conduct our business honestly, without an eye to taking advantage of her.
Sometimes it's hard to believe that good things do come to good people. It's a different world we live in today; a world that believes getting ahead of others is key, and that nice guys usually, if not always, finish last. Not much of a motivation for good-doers. But God knows better; and for Him to have sacrificed His only Son, He cannot NOT take care of those who look up to Him. Knock, Jesus said, and the door will be answered.
And I guess, it also matters by how we define "good things," the things we judge are desirable and aspire to possess. If we think that wealth--having bazillions of money, mansions or multiple houses, closetsfull of clothes and accessories--defines good things, then maybe we don't have it because God does not desire us to have this. People who will stop at nothing to amass wealth are not characteristically godly; they're greedy. I think that the way we define that "fruit" also shows what kind of people we are.
So it's also a challenge to people who aspire to be closer to God to evaluate what exactly they're striving for. Do we want a mansion? Or do we want a home? In spite of what the world says or believes in, God will give us what we deserve. Evil will beget evil, and as Proverbs 12:12 says, the root of the righteous will yield fruit.
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