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His Faithfulness


Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments. (Deuteronomy 7:9)

          Glad to see this verse this morning because it brings us back to definitions. What does it mean that God is the faithful God? According to the passage, it means He keeps His promises. I’m holding onto that tightly right now, as I try to figure out what I’m going to do. And doing seems to be the problem. I have “no problem” with waiting for God to direct me, as long as I’m busy. But right now, I’ve been given as much as a week with nothing that specifically moves me forward. I can clean and I can take part in activities, and I can (I hope) get back to writing. 
          And this morning, it comes to me that this is one of the decisions I have to make. I have fancied myself a writer, but for the past several days, I have done little writing. There are things that need to be done, but those things aren’t really the issue. The question is “am I going to be faithful to my promise to be a writer?” Or, am I going to shake my head, shrug my shoulders and say, “it was a fun dream while it lasted, but now that Dad’s gone, it’s time to get back to reality”? Will I be faithful to the vision that I have believed He gave? 
          Several years ago, I gave myself a rule, that I am not permitted to stop writing until or unless someone with authority and expertise, and who I respect as such told me to. So far, I’m the only one who has questioned whether I should keep writing. Permission to quit is denied. Permission to keep going is granted. More importantly, I am being faithful, and I am moving forward on the basis of God’s faithfulness in guiding me.

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