When people have let us down with failed promises, and when everything we’ve placed our trust, security, and integrity in is lost, we come to understand that God is the only One who continues to be trustworthy. His faithfulness is always toward us.

I remember a time in my life when I didn´t have a job. The days kept passing, and no matter how hard I tried and prayed, my situation did not change immediately. During that time I learned a valuable lesson—even when we do not receive what we need or desire in our timeframe, it is exactly in those moments that we must believe that God continues to be faithful.

In our conceptualization of faithfulness, we most likely believe that if we fail someone, we’ve lost that relationship forever. But God goes far beyond any human concept. His faithfulness is unique, permanent, and does not change. When I looked around me again using this perspective, still without a job or without what I so longed for, I realized that God was inviting me to look beyond my present circumstances and see what I already had.

At CBN Guatemala, we see God’s faithfulness every day when we serve those most in need, when we support each other, when we see the smile of a child, and when we receive the hug of a family that has been blessed. It is when we learn to see our surroundings and circumstances from His perspective that we can recognize that what God does in our lives is simply supernatural.

If the Lord remains faithful every day, then we should be faithful too. Our challenge is to keep the correct perspective about God’s faithfulness and take it as a model for our daily living—by being faithful in all areas of our lives. Jesus said in Luke 16:10 that “if you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities” (NLT).

Let’s not forget that when we do not keep our promises, we are being unfaithful to both others and God. But the good news is that, every day, we can know God more—because Jesus, through His sacrifice on the cross, brought us closer to God our Father. The Bible tells us that when we place our faith in Jesus as our Savior, not only do we have eternal life, but He also forgives us when we are unfaithful. Let’s read these two powerful verses:

“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)

“But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.” (1 John 1:9)

Have you forgotten God´s faithfulness toward you? If you have, know that you can return to that faithfulness today, and cultivate and enjoy it again. I leave you with this Scripture to meditate on:

“If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is.” (2 Timothy 2:13)

Author  J. Garcia

~Prayer for God’s help as you think about and remember His faithfulness;

Heavenly Father,

Thank you for your faithfulness and your steadfast love. When life’s circumstances are trying, it can be so easy to lose faith and feel overwhelmed. But you, Lord, you promise to never leave us. You have told us that we can trust in you and that you will listen to our cries.

As we look around us and see our circumstances not working, growing tiresome, and not improving, help us to remember your faithfulness. Remind us that you are in control and that you keep your promises. As we trust in you, give us the grace and peace to shine your love on the world.

We pray that we can find our strength in you and understand that you are still with us even when our communities, our loved ones and ourselves are struggling. Help us to accept that sometimes bad things happen, Lord, but with You all things will eventually work out. You will work all things together for good.

Father, who are compassionate and slow to anger, remind us that life can be hard but you are still in control. Give us the ability to discern your will and the grace to face each day full of courage knowing that your grace is sufficient and you will not leave us.

We thank you for the reminder to trust you with all our hearts, where our fear and anxieties tend to run the show. Lord, you promise that when we trust in you, no matter how difficult and dark our situation may seem, it is never actually too much to handle in the end. In our strength, Lord, we will probably fail, but in your strength, you will use our circumstances to draw us closer to you.

Lord, we turn to you in acknowledgement that life can get hard and we are vulnerable when we are on our own. We come to you with the recognition that your faithfulness knows no bounds and that you are forever available in all the hardships. You never leave us, even when we can’t see the outcome. Guide me to fresh starts that enable me to be able to continue to see your faithfulness first hand so that I will be encouraged to wait on you until the answers to my prayers come!

We thank you that through all of life’s hardships we can trust in you and your faithfulness. We praise you in advance for your provision and your love that we can look to in the darkest of moments.

In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.