Faith in the Unfaithful?

How difficult to have faith in an unfaithful person!

Some judge God and you and I as not worthy of respect as neither always seems to provide reasons to trust. We simply don't always get what we want when we want it nor the way we want it- from either perfect God or imperfect humans! Yet and still, many of you can honestly say with me "I am a saved sinner and never going to be as faithful as God is". Same goes for all Christ-followers of course.

God never sins, is never wrong and is always motivated by Love- which is His intrinsic nature. Which one of us can claim these about ourselves?!

So regarding myself- the hardest thing is knowing my own capability to stray, to not live a faithful and God's-love motivated life flawlessly.

He Himself provides us whatever faith we have, each of us is at times unfaithful, our eyes are often so fixed on ourselves we ignore Him and without faith it is impossible to please Him. I am not here focusing on saving faith but moment by moment faithfulness in my daily walk with Jesus, and my many failings.

I often laugh inwardly when writers or speakers mention "God trusts you with" whatever... when I know too well how untrustworthy I am capable of being.

Indeed, He entrusts us with callings, gifts, spiritual and natural talents but knows how quickly we can turn away from faithfulness to Him and one another and for a stack of reasons, petty and sometimes more or simply due to emotions, a whim, a demonic suggestion or merely to curry favor with a person, group or crowd.

Two massively positive truths bring me grace, peace and encouragement about all this. Yes!

First- He is utterly faithful to us even when we are not to Him and/or one another because He does not change!

Secondly, His mercy and forgiveness is so deep for each of us if and as we confess, repent and seek Him for change and spiritual growth to the extent we can and do change- from unfaithful to faithful.

If we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself. (2 Tim. 2.13)

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1.9)

God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. (1 Cor. 1.9)

Such is an an ongoing process right through our relationships with God and often others. Don't lose hope, give up or stray from Him thinking "I'll NEVER change, it's impossible, useless to go on with God, His Word, His people"! Your faith must be actively placed in God's Own faithfulness, not yours, not mine, not anyone other than the only One Who is totally Perfect and Unchanging, -always- faithful.

I said "others" in the last paragraph because often others will not always stay the course with us for any number of reasons, some truly legit and some due to their own expectation of us or their own flaws. God Himself will remain faithful- He is worthy of trust beyond any and all of us!

Thanks be to God!!

And as always, thanks for stopping by. -Glenn