God is Faithful - Linda Mae Baldwin

“Let's keep a firm grip on the promises that keep us going. He always keeps his word.” Hebrews 10:23 The Message

Sometimes the defining moments are the moments we journey through RIGHT NOW when life seems up in the air. We are unsure where we’ll live, where we’ll work, if we’ll lose everything, or have anything when the season is over. We are battered and almost swept overboard during these difficult life moments.

Oh, we know all the right things. We quote scriptures, you know the one’s, about God’s providence and how God will never give you more than you can handle. We remind ourselves that Satan is seeking who he can devour and we vow to not let him get a taste of us. Our minds sail in a sea of uncertainness followed by a wake of discontent and doubt. Those feelings only add to our soul’s guilt.

What is the one thing we can do to stay afloat? Hold on even tighter to the One who gave His life for us. Remember what He has accomplished in the past, what He promises for us now, and what we know to be true for the future. God is not going to lead us out and dump us in the sea of forgetfulness. That’s reserved for our sin.

This we also know: God loved us so much He gave His life for us, and He holds the future. He has done amazingly beyond what we could imagine in the past and He will be faithful to do so now.

SO, even as we are tossed about in the dark stormy waters, and it appears He is not going to calm the sea but maybe, instead, make us walk out on the white caps, we know He IS the great I Am, the alpha and omega, beginning and end, and no matter how dark the moment, how deep the wound, how jagged the scar, how high the wave, He IS and this is enough for a strong defining moment. Will we cut and run or be faithful?
No doubt – faith in God wins. With Him there can be no losers.

Linda has been published in God Allows U Turns/Military Edition and Celebrations for Mothers. She has publication credits for Marriage Partnership and Romantic Homes Magazine. Additionally she is regular reviewer for Romantic Times Magazine and www.roadtoromance.ca and her own website. She lives in the Pacific Northwest where she and her husband of 30 years, enjoy five grandchildren (one on the way), one boxer Rosie, some big fish, and two turtles. She likes scuba diving, traveling, and boating. She loves Jesus and being with her church family every chance she can.