Rest In His Faithfulness By Aradhana Thakor
When you cannot muster any faith, simply remember that He is faithful. He is faithful to keep all His promises of deliverance to you, for He cannot deny himself. Dwell on His faithfulness to come to your rescue. Even though it’s incredibly hard for you to have faith of your own, rest in His faithfulness. When you are faithless, He still remains faithful. He is clothed in truth and righteousness. He cannot lie to us for it’s just not in His divine nature. You need only to rest your weary self in Him knowing that He is always faithful. The Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. “Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” (Romans 8:26 NKJV) Even your sigh or groan reaches His throne. While you lean on His faithfulness, you will see Him gently clear your way. What an amazing God we serve! The Bible tells us, faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. But what if it’s a desperate struggle to even have an iota of hope as you see your circumstances get worse and worse? It seems such an effort to conjure up any faith when God seems so distant. You feel tired of seeing nothing happening for so long and feel you have no more faith left to carry on. You have even stopped being hopeful in a bid to protect yourself from being disappointed later. Dear one, does this sound like you? Then let me emblazon across your spirit this beautiful verse: “If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny himself.” (2 Tim 2:13 NKJV)
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He knows your situation; He knows it’s hard for you to have faith amid your dire condition. Even though you can’t feel His presence, He is right there holding you by your right hand and says to you, “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10 NIV) Just look to Him and know in your heart of hearts that He is a faithful God and rely on His faithfulness to carry you through. And before you know it, the Lord will turn your mourning into joy. “I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.” (Isaiah 31:13 NIV) Dear one, no matter what you may be facing today, I encourage you to take refuge under His wings of faithfulness.
