In today's society not much is thought of faithfulness. We live in such and instant society that we only consider the short term and not the long term. The "What have YOU done for ME lately", moto is a montra of society. It used to be that a man could get a job at eighteen or twenty and work for the some company until retirement. Now the man nor the company are faithful to the other. Business will cut the man who has given years of his life to the "machine" for a cheaper hire and men will gladly move on for better pay or greener pastures.
The same is true in the ministry. Pastors and associate pastors do not have the longevity in churches as in days gone by with again, both churches (business) and pastors (man) both being at "fault". While there are exceptions to this, my father in law has been the pastor of the same church for over twenty five years, that is not the norm in society.
I could go on and on talking about marriages, relationships etc. concerning the decline of faithfulness but I believe you see my point. The question is, Am I faithful? Do I demonstrate a spirit and life of faithfulness in every avenue of my life? (Home, church, business, family, relationships)
The desire of our Savior is that we be found faithful. (I Cor. 4:2, Matt. 25:21) We are trending away from faithfulness and that is not a good thing. May we as followers of Christ determine to be faithful in every aspect of our lives. Be faithful to the Lord because he is faithful to you. Serve Him from a heart of love.
"Ask not what your Savior can do for you, but what you can do for your Savior."
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