Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;
praise his holy name.
Psalm 30:4 (NKJV)
Thought for Today: My dog Henry is a great example of faithfulness. I can be having a miserable day, even yell at him when he barks at people walking the neighborhood. Yet, when I call him to sit with me at night he is right there, as if I had never been harsh with him.
Perhaps you hold some deep seated contempt towards the Lord due to the way that life has treated you. Because of this, you really don't want to praise the Lord and faithfulness to Him is out of the question. When you shed tears over your hurts, do you think that the Lord sits on His throne silently and doesn't care? He loves you so much that the first time you shed a tear over your hurts, He shed one with you. He whose love for you sent Him to the cross doesn't want to see you in pain. Yet, He allows suffering in order that His purpose may be done in you and in me. Trials will not prevail, God's faithfulness to us will.
Faithfulness is not an act but rather a state of mind. Just like Henry is secure in my love for him and knows that I am his master, so too can we be secure knowing that we are in the loving hands of our Master. He wants you to curl up next to Him and feel His love as you pour out your heart to Him in prayer. Will you do that this day?
