Trusting in His Faithfulness

        Each day we are all faced with the choice to trust in God's promises and rest in His faithfulness. God is faithful! 
I know that. Sometimes we have to live it out in ways we would never choose ourselves.
       This week has been one of the most difficult times in my life. My husband and I resigned from our position in worship arts ministry at our church where we have served for 30 years. As leadership made decisions to move in a different direction and vision for worship, the Lord made it clear that the time had come for us to step out in faith. Now we must seek what the Father has for us in our future as we trust that He wants to use the greatest gifting and passions in which He has created us. When I wrote the blog just two weeks ago about "Stepping Out in Faith" in regard to Restore, I only had a glimpse of what was coming in other areas of my life. As we have prayed in recent months, it has become clear that the Lord is calling us to a season of rest and healing and to something new, although He has not yet revealed His plan. As we shared our decision with the body of Christ, we have been so blessed by the encouragement and prayers of those who have journeyed with us for so long. I'm so grateful for the love that has poured over us. He is calling us to trust in His faithfulness, to rest in His character, and to totally depend on His provision of all our needs. We have sensed His leading, but trusting when the cost is so great can be difficult.  As I sought wisdom for our decision I began to look back on my life, even read through some of the older Restore blogs and came across many journals of times when I had to learn to trust in God's faithfulness. Lessons learned through my husbands very serious illness, disappointments and shattered dreams, illnesses and deaths of family members. Through it all He has shown Himself to be faithful. Through it all the Father has drawn me into a more intimate understanding of the depth of HIs love and plans for me.

       Yet, there have been times in my life when trusting has been difficult. I wonder if you are struggling today. 
If we are really honest, sometimes there are times of confusion and even disappointment when we wrestle 
with the faithfulness of God.

Questions come.....
                 Does He really love me? 
                                 He seems so distant.
                                              Is He really in control? 
                                                         How could He let this happen?
                                                                        
  When our lives seem shattered and we are clinging to the pieces and His promises,  
                     will we choose to believe that He is faithful and true? 

 Will we trust Him to meet us in the darkness,
                             the trials, the sorrow, the loneliness, 
                                                        the confusion, the silence...... 

       This I know. God meets the brokenhearted. He will give us enough to make it through each day.                       
God’s Word is true even when we don’t understand it, even when our personal experience doesn’t make sense.  
When I was reading through some of the archives of the "Monday Musings" I came across this "My Beloved" letter that I had written during a very difficult season with my mom's illness. The Lord used it to minister to my heart for these days that my family now faces in our future. I began writing these letters in 2003. They are simply Scriptures that I personalize -  like a love letter written to me from Jesus. That really is what God's Word is for us. I pray that these truths and promises will encourage you in your own faith journey today.

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                              My Beloved

My Word is right and true; I am faithful in all I do.
My Love reaches to the heavens, 
My faithfulness to the skies.
I will cover you with My feathers, 
and under My wings you will find refuge;
My faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. 

Great is My love toward you, 
and My faithfulness endures forever.
My kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and My dominion endures through all generations.

 I am faithful in all My promises 
and loving toward all I have made. 
My child, I am near to all who call on Me,
to all who call on Me in truth.






I fulfill the desires of those who fear Me; 
I hear their cry and save them.
Be joyful always; pray continually; 
give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is My will for you in Christ Jesus.

This is how I proclaim My name. I the LORD am the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, 
abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands and forgiving wickedness,
rebellion and sin. Yet I do not leave the guilty unpunished to the third and fourth generation.

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You must learn to trust in Me with all your heart 
and lean not on your own understanding;
In all  your ways acknowledge Me 
and I will make your paths straight.

 I am looking down from heaven to see 
if there are any who understand, 
any who seek My face, 
to strengthen those whose hearts are devoted to Me.

So rejoice in your heart as you seek Me.
Look to Me and My strength. 
Sing praise to Me and give glory to My holy name.
Give thanks to Me and call on My name. 
Make known among the nations all I have done.

I am called Faithful and True!

Psalm 33:4; Psalm 36:5; Psalm 91:4; Psalm 117:2; Psalm 117:13,17-19; 1 Thess. 5:16-18; Exodus 34: Proverbs. 3:5-6; Psalm 105:1-4; Revelation 19:11

Please take a moment to listen to this beautiful song by Sara Groves and be reminded of God's faithfulness in your life. I am clinging to the truths in these lyrics as I face each day. 

Great is thy faithfulness, 
Lord, unto me
Morning by morning
 I wake up to find,
The power and comfort
of God's hand in mine.

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Season by season I watch Him, amazed.
In awe of the mystery 
of His perfect ways.
All I have need of, 
His hand will provide.
He's always been faithful to me.

I can't remember a trial or a pain
He did not recycle to bring me gain.
I can't remember one single regret
In serving God only, and trusting His hand.
All I have need of, His hand will provide.
He's always been faithful to me.

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 This is my anthem, 
 this is my song,
The theme of the stories
 I've heard for so long.

God has been faithful. He will be again.
 His loving compassion, it knows no end.
All I have need of, His hand will provide

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He's always been faithful, 
He's always been faithful,
He's always been faithful to me.

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I will sing of the LORD”S great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. The heavens praise your wonders, O LORD, your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones. O LORD God Almighty, who is like you: You are mighty, O LORD and your faithfulness surrounds you.
 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.
                                                                Psalm 89:1,5,8,14

I pray that you will trust and rest in God's faithfulness in the days ahead and experience the depths of why He is called "Faithful and True".

       Sometimes we simply must choose walk through the doors He has opened, step into the beauty of the unknown, trust, wait, and rest in the wonder and mystery of who He is. Jesus sees and holds the future and 
He offers a loving hand to lead and guide us along the way. These are truths that I to am clinging to in these days of stepping out in faith.

 This I know…..
All I have need of His hand will provide. 
He’s always been faithful to me.

Resting and Trusting in His Faithfulness,
Kathy




Resources: partially from the archives, blog 4/28/13 
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