The saying is trustworthy, for:
If we have died with him, we will also live with him;
if we endure, we will also reign with him;
if we deny him, he also will deny us;
if we are faithless, he remains faithful--
for he cannot deny himself.
~2 Timothy 2:11-13
If we have died with him, we will also live with him;
if we endure, we will also reign with him;
if we deny him, he also will deny us;
if we are faithless, he remains faithful--
for he cannot deny himself.
~2 Timothy 2:11-13
I have been looking at my life and where I put my priorities, and as I have been looking I cast my eye on my relationship with God. This self assessment has brought me to a very important realization; there is one and only one definitive unchanging and immovable variable in my relationship with God. This is not just in my relationship with God but yours too, and that is Him.
He is the same yesterday
The situations we are going through, the so called 'facts' in our day to day lives change constantly; do not believe me? It is a fact I have to go to work today; if I lost my job, got sick or the church I work at blew up then those facts would change. Beyond this, what is important and relevant to us changes even faster then the facts. Think about a year ago and what was important to you then. Around this time last year I had 30+ kids in the after school care where I was the director and I was building up steam to start our first ever Spring Break Camp. Now the world has changed... I had to step down as director and because of illness I am only working about 15 hours a week. My life and what is important and relevant to me has MASSIVELY changed. There is only one thing that is unchanging, always and forever relevant to me no matter where I am and that is God.
He is the same today
Regardless of what I am going through God has always been there for me, that singular knowledge, that God has never left me even when I have turned my back on Him, insulates me from the fear my current situation tries to instill in me. I know He has my back because He is the same today as He has ever been. Can you imagine the security and safety that knowledge fills me with? Do you have that security? You should you know. This is not just MY GOD, He is OUR GOD, He is there for you as much as He is there for me because there is no end to His love for all of us. Love is something that defies physics. The more love you give to others fills you with even more love, it is a never ending flow that continues as long as you are using it. And here is the kicker many of us forget, GOD IS LOVE. As love itself God will never run out, never be too busy or not have time for you. God is the unchanging, undeniable everlasting gobstopper of love and will never leave nor forsake you. Chew on that for a minute.
He is the Same Forever
So take then the things of God and hold them tightly to you. For though the winds and tides of life ebb and flow; He has been, is and ever shall be our rock. God is the one thing we can cling to when all of our facts and situations shift leaving us hurt or broken. He is faithful and eternal desiring nothing more then to have a real and everlasting relationship with you right now. I look back on my life from before I opened my heart to God, wondering how I survived.... and I see Him. Even when I refused Him, denounced Him, hated Him... still He was there watching over me and pouring His love on me patiently. Even then He was unchanging.
I love you all, please remember that during this painful and exhausting period that you are loved, your are cherished and your are perfect. God bless.
I love you all, please remember that during this painful and exhausting period that you are loved, your are cherished and your are perfect. God bless.