The definition of faithfulness is adhering firmly and devotedly, as to a person, cause, or idea; loyal. Being faithful is being loyal to a God we have never actually seen. It is putting trust in an invisible God and doing things he has asked us to do whether through his word or the holy spirit speaking to our hearts.
God is searching for people who are faithful, reliable servants that he can count on. How do we have faith when times are hard? How do we trust and believe God is faithful when we cannot get out of bed because our hearts are so heavy? Tomorrow is fathers day and on this day not everyone has a loving faithful biological father to spend the day with. How do we deal with that? We do it by getting up and getting out of bed. We do it by putting one foot in front of the other, one step at a time. We do it by crying out to the One who would rather die for us than live without us. I have a biological father whom I know loves me, but because of generational sins and torment does not know and has never been taught how to express love. He lives in a world of depression and sadness. I know he knows Christ, but he has not made the decision to die to himself and live for the one that can give him the love and contentment he has needed his entire life. God is faithful and he is patiently waiting on us to make the choice to get out of our slump and surrender our pain and failures to the one who can make change happen.
I went to the Bible to look up faithfulness in the concordance and WOW! God speaks a lot on this topic, which means it is important to him. It is one of the fruits of the spirit. It is a characteristic of Christ. The one thing that is for certain is that God is faithful and he keeps his promises. In Deuteronomy 7:9 it says, "Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations. Lamentations 3:22-23 says, "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
I am so thankful for this promise of faithfulness. As I ponder on this topic I cant help but think of my family who depends on me for many things. My children and husband know without a doubt that every day I am going to feed them. It may mean some days that we eat cereal for supper or grab a pb&j sandwich on the go, but they know they will get to eat. They know that they will have clean clothes to wear. Even though these tasks seem so mundane and taken for granted they can learn faithfulness through these daily jobs. I am here for them in ways that they don't even realize. When I think of Christs faithfulness and the way he is always there I don't ever want to take that for granted. Every morning I wake up! Every morning I breathe fresh air and feel rested and ready to start my day! Every day I am forgiven! Every day God's mercies are made new!
Boo Boo said to me today, "Mom, how many hairs are on your head?" I said, "Oh, I am sure I could never count all the hairs on my head, but God knows how many hairs are on my head and your head." God is devoted to us. Even to the point of knowing every hair on our head. I have always told my children to imagine being under "Gods" umbrella. As long as we are under the umbrella of safety God is there to protect us. He will love us even if we leave the umbrella, but once we leave the umbrella Satan is waiting to devour us. If we stay under the umbrella we are in commune with Christ. There we are growing and reading and praying and making choices that please God, but outside the umbrella is when we are choosing to leave commune with Christ.
Is God still faithful when we are out of the "umbrella of safety?" Yes, but we have chosen to separate ourselves from him. Does he still love us, absolutely! Can we come back to the "umbrella," yes because God is loyal and firmly devoted. In the story of the prodigal son, he chose to leave home and squander away all his inheritance, but when he came home he was repentant and his father forgave him and in return had a feast to celebrate.
So we need to ask ourselves, what are we doing to stay under the "umbrella of Gods protection?" Are we living in a state of depression and sadness or are we living for the One who would rather die than live without us!
God is searching for people who are faithful, reliable servants that he can count on. How do we have faith when times are hard? How do we trust and believe God is faithful when we cannot get out of bed because our hearts are so heavy? Tomorrow is fathers day and on this day not everyone has a loving faithful biological father to spend the day with. How do we deal with that? We do it by getting up and getting out of bed. We do it by putting one foot in front of the other, one step at a time. We do it by crying out to the One who would rather die for us than live without us. I have a biological father whom I know loves me, but because of generational sins and torment does not know and has never been taught how to express love. He lives in a world of depression and sadness. I know he knows Christ, but he has not made the decision to die to himself and live for the one that can give him the love and contentment he has needed his entire life. God is faithful and he is patiently waiting on us to make the choice to get out of our slump and surrender our pain and failures to the one who can make change happen.
I went to the Bible to look up faithfulness in the concordance and WOW! God speaks a lot on this topic, which means it is important to him. It is one of the fruits of the spirit. It is a characteristic of Christ. The one thing that is for certain is that God is faithful and he keeps his promises. In Deuteronomy 7:9 it says, "Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations. Lamentations 3:22-23 says, "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
I am so thankful for this promise of faithfulness. As I ponder on this topic I cant help but think of my family who depends on me for many things. My children and husband know without a doubt that every day I am going to feed them. It may mean some days that we eat cereal for supper or grab a pb&j sandwich on the go, but they know they will get to eat. They know that they will have clean clothes to wear. Even though these tasks seem so mundane and taken for granted they can learn faithfulness through these daily jobs. I am here for them in ways that they don't even realize. When I think of Christs faithfulness and the way he is always there I don't ever want to take that for granted. Every morning I wake up! Every morning I breathe fresh air and feel rested and ready to start my day! Every day I am forgiven! Every day God's mercies are made new!
Boo Boo said to me today, "Mom, how many hairs are on your head?" I said, "Oh, I am sure I could never count all the hairs on my head, but God knows how many hairs are on my head and your head." God is devoted to us. Even to the point of knowing every hair on our head. I have always told my children to imagine being under "Gods" umbrella. As long as we are under the umbrella of safety God is there to protect us. He will love us even if we leave the umbrella, but once we leave the umbrella Satan is waiting to devour us. If we stay under the umbrella we are in commune with Christ. There we are growing and reading and praying and making choices that please God, but outside the umbrella is when we are choosing to leave commune with Christ.
Is God still faithful when we are out of the "umbrella of safety?" Yes, but we have chosen to separate ourselves from him. Does he still love us, absolutely! Can we come back to the "umbrella," yes because God is loyal and firmly devoted. In the story of the prodigal son, he chose to leave home and squander away all his inheritance, but when he came home he was repentant and his father forgave him and in return had a feast to celebrate.
So we need to ask ourselves, what are we doing to stay under the "umbrella of Gods protection?" Are we living in a state of depression and sadness or are we living for the One who would rather die than live without us!
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