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Faithful in a Little!!!

Yesterday we looked at what it meant to have integrity and to strive for integrity. Today we are going to look at being faithful. I believe that the Scriptures teach us that God rewards those who are faithful. You might ask, faithful in what? Faithful to do what? Well, throughout our lives, God will seek to grow us in our faith. He will continually bring us to times when we must trust Him. He will lead us into situations that require a "little" faith, and if we are faithful, He will then take us into situations that require even greater trust in Him. Each time you are able to trust God at a higher level, God will reveal more of Himself to you. Your faith and experiencing God are directly linked.

"He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much." Luke 16:10

The best way to tell if you are prepared for a greater revelation of God is to see how faithful you have been with what God has given you. Do you trust God and give back to Him out of your firstfruits? Are you a faithful steward of your family? Do you faithfully give your all to your employer, eve though you might have a difficult supervisor, or dislike your job? You see, there are many ways that we are being faithful to God for what He has given to us. We need to remember that God has given ALL, that includes everything I mentioned. The Bible tells us to do all things unto God and not to men. That is what being faithful is. Trusting God and believing and standing on His promises that He is going to take care of us.

This is a foundational principle in God's relationship with us: If you have been faithful with the little He has given you, you are ready to be entrusted with more. If you failed to trust God with the little He gave you, He will not trust you with more. God will not lead you beyond your present level of obedience and trust to Him. He will return you to your area of unfaithfulness until you are prepared to trust Him. The children of Israel were unwilling to trust God to lead them into the Promised Land, and their generation never again was able to move forward with Him.

We stand at an exciting new door of opportunity to know God more intimately every time we believe and trust Him. Every step of faith leads us into a deeper relationship of faith with Him. And, it is an open invitation to all to know God more intimately!

May God richly bless you today!!! H Trent!

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