God’s Faithfulness
I think I have been wanting to talk about Gods faithfulness for a long time…
I just didn’t know where to begin or how I would put the magnificence of His faithfulness into words.
I suppose I always knew God was faithful. Meaning, I always knew He was present to me. I can remember being in elementary school, learning about Him and just somehow knowing He was near. Looking back, what a gift that was.
But, it wasn’t until I got older that I really got to see that who I have been taught God is, is so much greater than we or even our teachers can put into words.
I have so many memories flooding my mind and instances of moments in my life that I could share. But, I think it’s important to mention, before I say anything else, that before His faithfulness was shown to me, time and time again, I doubted this very own faithfulness I’ll be talking about…
I think we all go through this. We get so wrapped up in what we are worried about, what we have anxieties about, what we’re going through, that we feel alone in it all. There have been so many times I just tried to figure something out on my own or go on doing something without God. (Even when I so desperately needed Him). Because so many times I doubted He actually put the very desires I wanted on my heart. I have done this time and time again, as I am sure many of you have done also. It’s really hard when you’re going through something difficult to remember that God is faithful enough to bring it to pass. Or, that He is present enough.
The last couple years of my life, I really feel as though God has been telling me, “I hear you and have been here all along.” Because, when something ends up working out I always seem to think, “Wow, you really heard me?” Or, “Wow, You were really listening?” Or, “You took care of that which was bothering me, which I didn’t even utter to You?!” I’m sure some of you may have had moments like that or maybe you’re still waiting on a moment like that with God. But, this has happened so often to me now that I had to write this and tell you…He IS listening.
When you’re stuck in a horrible place in your life or horrible struggle it’s so hard to believe that God will work things out for you. I know, I’ve literally begged Him to take certain things from me, just like Jesus asked God while praying before being arrested and crucified. All His humanity showed through when He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible to You. Take this cup away from me, but not what I will, but what You will.”
Matthew 14:36
It’s hard to see in our moments of struggle, suffering, and deep pain, that God is going to work it all out for us.
No, it doesn’t make it fair and no, it doesn’t make the hurt any less, and, no, maybe it doesn’t lessen our doubt that He is near.
But maybe, it’s about seeing and re-seeing, after every hardship, that He IS near.
Amidst all the other lessons we could take away from being on the other side of our struggle, I think His nearness, His faithfulness, is something He is always trying to communicate to us.
You know, the enemy REALLY sucks. And I truly believe God hurts with us in our suffering and never causes any harm to the children of God. I don’t have the answers to all our sufferings or why (and I mention this because I am sure some of y’all are wondering). But, what I do know, is despite my own suffering because let me tell you, I have greatly suffered and still do at times, what has always mattered more to me in the end of it, is not necessarily asking God why He permitted the suffering, but, just saying WOW. Wow, You really did help me through this…and despite the suffering, I made it. I have noticed through every moment like that, that this is the first thing that always comes to my mind: You were faithful to me. You were working things out for me. Maybe not the way I hoped, but a way in which I could see your faithfulness in a special way.
I think that’s why so many saints talk about suffering. Literally Google “saints comments on suffering” and read some of them. Some of them will definitely make you feel some type of way from how holy they are, but maybe there will be one where God speaks to you.
One of my dear holy friends told me once, to not forget while in my own suffering how much Christ Himself suffered because through that, I’ll get to see just how much He really loved/loves us. Jesus felt the hurts of the world, people treated Him SO poorly, doubted Him, wanted to stone Him, yelled at Him, He felt the sorrow of losing people, etc. And ultimately, He felt all the suffering of the crucifixion. Therefore, He will never leave you in your own suffering if He is willing to do all of this for You. He literally died for our own freedom from this suffering. We have Grace because of Him: We have the ability to keep coming back to God because of Him. We have the ability to see God for who He truly is, because of Him,: Faithful.
He does understand and is faithful to you.
I want to leave you with scripture because it’s the Holy Spirit Himself speaking and so much more powerful than anything I can say…
A snippet from my FAVORITE reading to come this week on Ash Wednesday:
“we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
For he says:
In an acceptable time I heard you, and on the day of salvation I helped you.
Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.”
2 Cor 5:20—6:2
I pray that through this post, you can see God hears you, He is never delayed for long, and He will always faithfully help you.
May God bless you with a magnificent Lent.
Allie <3
A song on Gods faithfulness:
https://youtu.be/-RvyLVpsZdc?si=tX0n4gPvNmFHtHNH
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