Faithful

“Being single reminds me that my good efforts only go so far, that I desperately need God’s grace, and that He’s faithful in plenty and want.”

I came across this while browsing through an article by Camerin Courtney on Christianity Today’s website. It challenged me, because in the past I’ve doubted God’s faithfulness in so many areas, mostly because I didn’t get the things I thought I wanted or needed. I’ve since come to realize that His faithfulness has nothing to do with my circumstances or His provision. It’s His character … either He is faithful or He isn’t.

I’ve seen the faithfulness of God in so many areas of my life in recent years, in big ways and little. One of the big things I’m still waiting on Him for is a mate to share my life with. While waiting, I’ve been so blessed by the examples I’ve been able to see, with the companionship He’s provided, and the perspective that waiting has given me. He’s blessed me in that I can do works that glorify Him and fulfill the desires of my heart.

On top of this, He’s been faithful to point out where I tend to become hardened to the possibilities that are in front of me, and when I start to embrace my own self-sufficiency. He’s faithful to place people in my life who will encourage me with the fact that I am loveable, capable of giving and receiving love, and there’s nothing wrong with me. He’s faithful to provide friends who teach me what it means to really love. He’s faithful to make me work through my relationship junk – showing me how to walk in humility when I’ve had clashes with people that were based on strange circumstances or miscommunication and had to make amends. He’s faithful to stretch me so that I can see beyond myself into the lives and situations of others. He’s faithful to remind me that He has plans and purposes for my marriage. He’s faithful to remind me that I’m not forgotten.

He’s faithful.