Romans 8:28
" And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
" And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Faithfulness is God's trait. It should ours too, since we are created in His image. However, God also created us with a free will. So we have the responsibility and ability to be faithful or not.
We can easily quote verses such as Rom 8:28, especially in fair weather. When the storms of life hit us, our faithfulness to God will be tested. Can we then live up to what we say? Will we really trust God at His word? Do we dare to believe that He is truly and fully in control over the circumstances before us?
Oswald Chambers in his devotional entitled Test of Faithfulness remarked that "Being faithful to Jesus Christ is the most difficult thing we try to do today. We will be faithful to our work, to serving others, or to anything else; just don’t ask us to be faithful to Jesus Christ." I agree with him.
But praise be to God that His faithfulness to us never changes. In the months when I had to struggle with my pain in the neck, He assured me over and over again that He will never leave me nor forsake me. That was when I had to make a decision to leave my job to recuperate. I knew that taking that step of faith would be a test of faithfulness for both my wife and I.
There were many negative thoughts that bombarded both Michelle and I from that day and into the first two months after leaving my job. Then came three offers from companies to take up CxO positions. They were all very attractive and seemed God-sent. But for each of those offers, I did not receive peace from God to pursue. I believe that God has something else for me.
What He wants for me may not be what the world would consider as significant positions. What I want to do is to fall obediently into His plan. Some may think that I am being silly to reject the offers. Some may even think that I have not heard God clearly. But deep in my heart, I know I have. His peace really surpasses all understanding.
What will become of me? We will all know when it happens .... all things DO work together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. Praise the Lord!
God bless.
Steven
We can easily quote verses such as Rom 8:28, especially in fair weather. When the storms of life hit us, our faithfulness to God will be tested. Can we then live up to what we say? Will we really trust God at His word? Do we dare to believe that He is truly and fully in control over the circumstances before us?
Oswald Chambers in his devotional entitled Test of Faithfulness remarked that "Being faithful to Jesus Christ is the most difficult thing we try to do today. We will be faithful to our work, to serving others, or to anything else; just don’t ask us to be faithful to Jesus Christ." I agree with him.
But praise be to God that His faithfulness to us never changes. In the months when I had to struggle with my pain in the neck, He assured me over and over again that He will never leave me nor forsake me. That was when I had to make a decision to leave my job to recuperate. I knew that taking that step of faith would be a test of faithfulness for both my wife and I.
There were many negative thoughts that bombarded both Michelle and I from that day and into the first two months after leaving my job. Then came three offers from companies to take up CxO positions. They were all very attractive and seemed God-sent. But for each of those offers, I did not receive peace from God to pursue. I believe that God has something else for me.
What He wants for me may not be what the world would consider as significant positions. What I want to do is to fall obediently into His plan. Some may think that I am being silly to reject the offers. Some may even think that I have not heard God clearly. But deep in my heart, I know I have. His peace really surpasses all understanding.
What will become of me? We will all know when it happens .... all things DO work together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. Praise the Lord!
God bless.
Steven
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