April 10 – Faithfulness

For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is done in faithfulness. Psalm 33:4  

Faithfulness is the fruit of the Spirit that preserves our faith and the other characteristics as well as identifies God’s will so we can be dependable and trusting to God and others. Faithfulness is simply being worthy of trust or belief; reliable. 

God is faithful to His creation—things keep on working and being. We can count on having night and day, gravity, and seasons. He doesn’t give up on us, although there are times when humans were so disgusting to God that He wanted to wipe us off the face of the earth—like when He covered the earth with a flood and destroyed everyone except Noah and his family. Even in that God was faithful to keep His promise to …never again curse the ground on account of man, for the intent of man's heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done….from Genesis 8:21. We can trust Him.

Training Tip – Do a trust building activity, such as a Trust Lean. In the Trust Lean the person trusting will fall backwards into the arms of the catcher (should be the parent with small children).

The Leaner stands straight up, feet together, arms crossed and says, “I am ready to fall. Are you ready to catch?”

The Catcher stands with one foot ahead of the other, bracing their stance, with their arms extended, and says, “I am ready to catch, fall away.”

Faller – “Falling”

Catcher – “OK”

Then talk about trusting and the faithfulness of the catcher. What made you feel trusting? What made you feel less trusting? (Joking/laughing or lack of communication may result in less trust.) With older children they can take turns being the faller or catcher. Be careful to do this on a soft grassy surface so that no one can be hurt. The faithfulness of the catcher is clearly demonstrated by their ability to “catch” the other family member. God’s faithfulness is demonstrated in that He is always there for us.

Lord – You are faithful to take care of us—everyday and everywhere. Thank you for being so reliable—we can trust that You are always there to catch us if we start to fall.

All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise noted.

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