We all know that every person is capable of doing something "good". For example, it is good to donate to charity and to help others, one should also be kind to others, but those actions do not necessarily mean the person acting is in his nature "good".
We see that God's goodness is something the whole world experiences everyday. Whether the world realizes it or not, there are, separate from all the unfortunate events in the world, daily acts of God's kindness.
Ultimately, the issue is not whether or not God's goodness is seen. It is not enough to say "I have seen God's good acts". We must be able to not only say we believe God is good, but most importantly, we can only truly and rightly say He is good if we know Him.
"Our awareness of His goodness is in direct relation to how well we know Him" (quoted from Banning Liebscher). The revelation of His nature of goodness disarms our fears and brings into a closer relationship with Him, thus we trust Him because we know He is good.
If we don't completely trust Him, then we don't really know Him.
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