Faithful

 “If we give up on him, he does not give up - for there's no way he can be false to himself.” (2 Timothy 2:13)

God’s love is faithful, unconditional, and infinite. This is the essence of who HE is. Even if we give up on Him, He remains true to His nature. Like any good parent, He wants to have a close relationship with His children, but He understands that the intensity of our feelings toward Him can’t be equally reciprocal.

God created humans with the capacity to enjoy intimacy. As St. Augustine of Hippo said: “Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.”

It is part of our nature to desire to know and be known. Like a cell phone searching to connect with a tower, we keep restlessly seeking--to be loved, valued, accepted, and understood. We look to other humans first, because they are nearby and tangible. Once we realize they cannot fulfill our deepest longing, we expand our search area. Our soul reaches beyond the physical to the spiritual realm--homing in on the primordial desire for a love that is  faithful, unconditional, and infinite.

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;

There is no shadow of turning with Thee;

Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;

As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.

(Thomas Chisholm)