Thursday, November 13, 2008

On Faithfulness

You may be having a bad day.  Or, maybe worse, your perspective is beginning to sink, with confidence waning.  It could be job related, with the uncertainty of the economy.  Or maybe, a family member continues to make poor choices, causing you to question so much about your ability to lead at home.  Maybe, after a series of  setbacks, your faith foundation is beginning to show signs of cracking and stress; fractures forming in the bedrock of spiritual confidence.  Anybody out there relate?

Now before you find the closest blunt, rusty object to impale yourself with (attempt at humor) hang with me.  We all have seasons of questioning, and this writer is no exception.  Thrust into parenthood this past year has certainly caused we to wonder about my own sanity, although the highs of the journey far outnumber the lows.  Other obstacles of the past few years have presented their own challenges from time to time.  But this is what I'm learning:  it is in these challenges that God's faithfulness is strongest and most evident.

Before I go down the path of a "Guidepost" article (some of you know what I'm talking about), I'm not downplaying the tough times.  I have a friend in ministry who is at his wits end.  I have another friend, single parent, who is feeling enormous financial pressure, especially this week.  I just know that no matter the depth of despair and even grief, God hears our cry, He feels our fear, and He loves us.  He longs to comfort us.  And He is faithful to provide our rescue... even if it doesn't look like we think it should. 

How do you need to see God's faithfulness today?

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