You know, part of our problem with finding Christ boring is that we mistake faithfulness for dullness. Think about a newlywed couple. They are so in love and there's lots of feeling and excitement surrounding their new married life. As time goes on, they still love each other, but the love isn't so obvious and overpowering because being married becomes more normal to them. Now, their love is a more faithful, gentle, continuing love. Yes, there will still be times when that overwhelming emotion returns, but from day-to-day, it's a sweet burning ember of love rather than a hot flame.
In our relationship with the Lord, we may start out with lots of feelings and lots of excitement. We see Him with new eyes, love Him because He loves us, and long to know Him more. Then, it changes as it becomes a normal part of life (which it should!). God is faithful all the time, so as we walk with Him, we can walk in this unending love and trust that He will be there for us. Our hearts may not be aflame with passion all the time, but there is a deeper sense of trusting love that responds to His love for us. There still should be times when we are overwhelmed by God and delve more deeply into Him and His love (I love it when this happens!). But we shouldn't expect this to always be the case. Really, if you think about it, the beauty of our relationship with Christ is that it is a continual, faithful relationship, because of all that He has done.
God is so faithful and forever. One of the joys of my heart is knowing that no matter what I'm feeling or what is going on in my life, God is always there, loving me. I love it when I have passion for the Lord and we'll look at cultivating that passion in our next post, but you know, it is so peaceful to rest in God and delight in Him and what He is doing in my life. He is so good.
The Psalmist wrote, "For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness" (Psalm 26:3). Doesn't this sound so restful and continual? I love this picture! Here we see a day-to-day, moment-by-moment walking in the Lord and His faithfulness. This is such a restful, amazing walk. It's sweeter than the beginning flame, where I didn't know much about Him. There is a deeper sense of Christ now that I'm still growing in, but it's wonderful!
God told His people, "I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you" (Jeremiah 31:3b). This continued, everlasting love and faithfulness is a daily, momently phenomenon. God has always loved us and He always will. We don't ever need to doubt that He doesn't love us. He loves faithfully, forever.
"If we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself" (2 Timothy 2:13). To be unfaithful would be for God to deny His very self. Even if we are unfaithful (and as sinners, we will be at times), we can know that each day, God is faithful and He always will be.
May we realize fully how faithful Christ is each and every day of our lives. It's not boring to have such a God who is always there, always good, always true, always loving. It's absolutely amazing! This is something that I need to be continually reminded of in my own life. He is true and forever and knowing this is part of the sweetness of a maturing relationship with the Lord. We may not always feel it, but there is freshness and much delight in reflecting upon the continued faithfulness of Jesus Christ. He's not boring. He's faithful.
"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?… No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord"
~ Romans 8:35, 37-39 ~
Delighting in our ever-faithful Lord,
Christina
Soli Deo Gloria ~ To God Alone Be the Glory!
