i appologize for not updating sooner. the popular addage is “but there’s good reason for that.” well, that’s not correct in this instance. the accurate thing to say for me is “there’s a bad reason for that.”
the simple fact is that i’ve been a little distant from God over the past couple of days, which is why i havent had anything substantial to write in this blog. usually i make it my priority to wake up early to spend time in devotions with God every day. of late, i’ve just not felt motivated enough to do that. in sunday school we are learning about apologetics, and i’m beginning to truly comprehend the fact that we are created to depend on God. over the last few days, i’ve just not cared as much as i should about that. well, beloved, we have a God who does not allow his children to wander far from him.
it was monday night that i learned of a new development of something very “near and dear” to me. God used this something to grab my attention very, very clearly. suddenly i found myself on my floor, crying out to God to forgive me for not caring enough to spend time with my savior. it was one of those times when you really come face-to-face with your sin, and realize just how desperatly you need to depend on God.
the hymn “great is thy faithfulness” has been cycling through my mind with all of this. i’ve been thinking about what exactly God’s faithfulness is. absolutely, God is faithful to himself. he does not contradict himself, nor does he occasionally go astray. but we do not sing songs about a God who is
only concerned with himself. We sing praises to a God who is faithful to us. God is faithful to us, to bring us back to him. let me make it very clear to you all that God’s faithfulness may not be comfortable. he may resort to use things that cause pain to us, to ultimately bring us back to him. my last blog was about jonah. think about what God had to do to jonah, for instance, to bring jonah back to him. thus as i’m being reminded of my dependence on God, i’m also being reminded of his faithfulness to me. He is a God who is faithful to himself, but also faithful to
me.
to finish with the words of the great scottish preacher Eric Alexander, ”
who would want to be anything other than a christian?”
