God is FAITHful

A brother asked me yesterday whether he was being too nice to someone else and I told him, "There is no such thing as 'too nice'. If you are nice, you are nice" There is this thing about the human nature that tends to calculate almost everything we do, even the love we show to others and the good works we do. I myself is no exception when it comes to this, especially at times when I feel that I am giving more than others. The bible says that love knows no bound and that is the kind of love that as christians, we aspire to have. But when we get hurt and are taken advantage of, which fervent and fired-up christian can easily live up to such a "love"? It's tough, it's humbling and it takes a lot of grace. The grace to forgive (to love even after we have been trampled upon, wounded and humiliated), not considering if we are loving 'too much' or are being 'too nice'.

To err is human,
To forgive divine

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During yesterday's Subd, this statement struck a chord in my heart:

"It's not about the amount of faith we have in God, but it is how much we believe God is faithful that enables us to believe". When we focus on the amount of faith we possess, we look to ourselves and often, our hearts cannot be trusted. It's ever so easily wavered by the toss and turn of events, our past experiences, our personality etc. However, when we start to focus on God's faithfulness instead, we are led to a level of faith beyond ourselves. God's faithfulness never changes with our mood, our wealth of experiences, world events...anything. He is the same yesterday, today, tomorrow and forever more.

Because of His consistency, we can rest in His promises.
Because of His everlasting love, we do not have to live in fear.
Because of His presence, we can have courage to face the world.
Because of His death on the cross, we can have eternal life.

It is finished.

Our role is just to have this simple little thing call faith in our mighty, faithful God.