Unfaithful

My heart was a bit sad earlier this evening because of ongoing disappointment in the behavior of another person.  Now, I'm not talking about silly little stuff, but true challenge in an important relationship in my life.   You can't make people understand your heart, no matter how many times you try to explain.  And when someone's actions or inactions are hurtful,   You can become very frustrated with trying to get them to see when you're coming from.  Sometimes, if you're not careful, you can become cynical about relationships in general.  You can allow that pain to cause you to pull away from healthy relationships.   The craziest thing of all is that we can pull away from God when our hearts have been broken by man.  If you have never done that, you are blessed!  The truth is that I absolutely have done that, and I am tremendously blessed because God gave me revelation and allowed me to see that was exactly what I had done to Him.  Recently, one of the ministers at my church preached a message that talked about returning to God.  I was so convicted by that message, and came home and continued to meditate on the scripture in the second chapter of the book of Joel.  Father allowed me to see that I had begun to lose faith in Him because I was disappointed by man and circumstances.  But because of His mercy, I was able to repent, and give Him my whole heart again. What joy and freedom I immediately experienced!

“Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.”

          Psalms 37:3 NKJV

 The dictionary definition of the word faithful is : True to one's word, promises, vows, etc.
 No matter what I have experienced, even in the worst times, and although I have been unfaithful to God, He has always been true to His word, His promises, and His vows.  So now, even when I am sad, disappointed, or hurt about another person's behavior toward me, I am learning to do what the Scripture says: feed on God's faithfulness.   To me, this simply means to meditate on and think and praise God for his constant faithfulness to what He has spoken to me.  I never have to fear because He promised never to leave or forsake me.


 Feeding on God's faithfulness is something that must be done consistently.  It brings strength, confidence in the Father, peace, and I am sure it pleases Him, which is very important to me.  It also increases faith.

Know this: God is NEVER unfaithful!! NEVER! NEVER!! NEVER!!   No matter what you may be facing, continually remind yourself, through reading the Scriptures, and listening to sermons that talk about the faithfulness of God, that He is indeed the One you can put full confidence in. Trust in God. Do what is right in His eyes. Dwell in peace where you are. And feed (continually) on His faithfulness. You won't regret it!!