Ophs! I didn't get myself together to record this week. They've play a repeat though I don't now which one, so here's a random 'quick word' from early in the year (pre-blog)
I’m going to sound a bit like I live in a click, but bear with me, because I want to talk about something I heard on New Zealand’s Rhema. It was at the end of last year when The Voyage of the Dawn Treader movie was released. Peter from One 2 One was talking to some guy about C. S Lewis and the guest described him in three words – Imaginative, Rational and Faithful. Wow, what a way to be described! And it got me thinking, how would people describe me? And, more importantly, how would I want them to describe me – because there’s no guarantee it would be the same thing! I like the idea of being thought imaginative - I mean if daydreaming was a paid career I’d be there! - rational is probably not me at all but the word which stuck with me was faithful. Oh to be described as faithful! I want to be faithful, faithful to God, faithful to my husband and family, faithful through hard times and faithful to what I value.
But I’m no Enoch. Enoch is most famous for the fact that he walked faithfully with God. In Genesis 5 we read “Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.” What a way to be known and a way to go! No, I’m more of a Peter – in the past I’ve passionately exclaimed that I’ll stick with God, or a friend, no matter what! But if things started to not go my way, or got a bit hard, I was out of there. I’ve had to ask God’s forgiveness for these times of unfaithfulness and I owe apologies to past friends for my unfaithfulness as well.
I’m lucky though. I’m young and, God willing, have time to develop a spirit of faithfulness. And it starts with inviting God through his Spirit to make me more like him. Is it worth the effort? I think so. Galatians lists faithfulness as one of the fruits of the Spirit. And I want it to be on the list of words that people use to describe me too.
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