“Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father. There is no shadow of turning with Thee.”  

No matter how many times I’ve sung these words, it seems that at each new challenge the fears try to pop up. Is He faithful to provide the finances we need with these new medical bills? Will He be faithful to provide friends and community in this new city? Will He allow me to be fruitful here?  

As important as those questions are, sometimes the question that I’m afraid to ask is: Will He be faithful to me? 

I know the brokenness I try to hide. I know the darkness that tries to snake its way into my thoughts. I know my pride and where I don’t want to submit. 

Will He still want to extend His hand to me when I hold onto anger or demand my own way? 

When I’ve been stubborn and not asked for help? When I run ahead with my own plans and don’t listen to His voice? 

Will He still look upon me with love? 

The answer is that He will. He cannot do otherwise. In the book of Hosea, God illustrates His character of faithfulness to us. He does not leave us in our own messes but pursues us and brings us back to Himself. 

How do I know He will do it again? Scripture has many affirmations of God’s faithfulness to us. 

James 1:17 tells us that God does not change like shifting shadows. The CEB translation says, “in whose character there is no change at all.” Did you hear that? No change at all. What He has done before, He will do again. Maybe He will do it in a different way from last time, but always with the same intention—to demonstrate His love and to restore our relationship with Him. 

2 Timothy 2:13 tells us that even if we are unfaithful to God, He will remain faithful to us because He cannot deny His own character. Even when I’m not choosing to turn to Him, He will not turn away from me. 

God is faithful always. And He is faithful even to me.