Faithfulness

Guest Blogger: Whitney Hertstein

When I began thinking about what it means to be faithful, I couldn’t help but think of a verse from a favorite Psalm of mine. Psalm 119.

I have chosen to be faithful.
I have determined to live by your regulations (v30)

Faithfulness doesn’t just happen. It’s a series of choices. To be faithful to God, I must choose to obey God in every moment. Yes, even the difficult moments.

It is choosing to obey God…when I don’t feel anything.
It is choosing to obey God…when I don’t understand. When I’m tired. When I don’t feel like it. When I don’t see automatic results. When everyone else has given up. When it hurts. When it’s scary. When I am weak. When it doesn’t seem possible.

I choose to be faithful. You choose to be faithful.

Paul went through it all (see 2 Corinthians 11:25-29). But remained faithful to God through it all! And at the end of his life, he could say…

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing.
2 Timothy 4:7-8

There is a reward in store for us too, if we choose to remain faithful to Him.

Fighting to be faithful…

Comments

[Andrea Gideon]

I wanna fight!!!!!!! I will fight! Thank you Jesus :)This is REAL good.

[steve]

So good! Sometimes I take for granted what God has done in my life, and I find myself slipping in my fight.

I wanna fight!

[Tom Fogarty]

So good... faithfulness is a fight. I'm fighting with you!

Great post.