His Faithfulness ... versus Ours

Two week sago, God told me to write a blog on His faithfulness. This is not that blog ... that blog is still in the works ... this blog was inspired by that one, but it is about our faithfulness. 


Last night a friend and I were at Walmart (don't judge me! I needed envelopes and couldn't find them anywhere else ... or there for that matter) So as we walk in, Maria looks at me and says, we should talk to someone! What's the first three things that come into your mind when you think of someone. So I stopped, and God gave me 2 things: curly red hair, blue shirt. So the hunt was on. It was kind of funny how many people we saw with red hair and blue shirts, but each time, we both knew, it wasn't her. 


So we stole away to a remote area, and asked God again, where is she? God gave me: yellow, go back to frozen foods. Sure enough, as we entered the frozen foods section we noticed the distinctly yellow walls. As we turned a corner, there crouching on the ground was a girl about our age, with long curly strawberry blond hair, and a blue shirt on, stocking shelves adjacent to the cold foods section.


At this, we both stopped, dare I say froze. We didn't know what to say, how to approach her. I felt like we needed to ask if we could pray for her, and Maria said she really felt like this girl was at the end of her rope, verging on depression. As we stood there, maybe 100 feet away from who we called "Tiffany", we delayed and delayed. The longer we were there the more I felt the strength of God's love and heart for her, but my own fear and "over-thinking nature" made us miss our opportunity to talk to her.


That's right, as we doddled by the frozen cookie dough, Tiffany took her cart of candies and gums, and headed into the back storage area of the store. We took off as quickly as possible when we saw her move, but it was too late, she disappeared through the over-sized double doors, and was gone. We stood around, admittedly a bit creepily, but those doors for nearly 20 minutes waiting for her tom come back, and she never did. We took another cruise around the store, hoping she came out another set of doors, but she was nowhere to be found. We had missed it.


I can't explain to you the feeling in my chest when we realized she we weren't going to get another chance to talk to Tiffany. My heart fully ached, and I was overcome with sorrow. I literally verbally repented in the middle of Walmart. My soul was downcast within me. In that moment I realized how unfaithful I am, and disobedient to Word of the Lord.


That made me think about our faithfulness, and the impact it has on our lives, and those around us. The idea that God ... the Guy who made EVERYTHING! God, speaks to us. That's crazy right?? He talks to us, involves us in His plans. Now, He doesn't do anything by accident, He doesn't do anything without purpose. So, if God, the Creator of heaven and earth, tells you something or asks you to do something, then odds are its not a mistake or a casual suggestion on His behalf.


God is looking for faithful servants. He is looking for people He can entrust the things of His kingdom to. He is looking for people who will hear the faintest command of His heart, and run after it! 


No questions, no hesitations, no excuses. 


Distrust of the Word of the Lord? Distrust of ourselves? Laziness? Fear? Selfishness? Whatever the cause of disobedience may be, it doesn't validate or justify standing by the cookie dough, and watching a girl walk away. It doesn't excuse missing the opportunity to be faithful to the commands, leadings, or directions of God. (** don't mishear me, I understand grace and mercy, but we will still held accountable to what we did or didn't do for His Kingdom**)


Being a Christian doesn't mean you go to church, go to Bible study, and tell God all the things you want. It means being in a relationship with the Man Jesus, and serving the Lord God. Serving in obedience out of love for Him through Jesus. That's it. 


So, what is God telling you? What is He talking to you about? Who has he put on your heart to talk to? THEN DO IT! Cast all your fear on Jesus, and RUN!!!!!!


Trust me, the fear of stepping our it faith now will not compare to the dissapointment and despair of looking into Jesus's face, and He says He doesn't know you.


Be encourage, be blessed, be obedient!!!