Infidelity

5/23/2020

Matthew 6:25 “Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body what ye shall put on.”

Infidelity means being unfaithful or disloyal. Most of the time, this term is used in the context of a marriage relationship, but Chambers is relating it to our relationship with God. Today’s lesson speaks of worry as a form of infidelity. Chambers says, “It is not only wrong to worry, it is infidelity, because worrying means that we do not think that God can look after the particular details of our lives, and it is never anything else that worries us.” So true. If we are worried about our lives, we are living in unfaithfulness; we do not believe that God will care for our every need, as is stated in Matthew chapter 6. Worry happens when we are not focused on our Heavenly Father and how much He loves us. When we put God first in our lives, worry does not factor in. There is a saying that faith and fear cannot reside in the same place. I have two signs to remind me of this in my home. One, that my husband bought me, says, “Let your faith be bigger than your fear”. The other, which my son bought me, says, “Pray more worry less.” Obviously, they know my struggle.

It is a fact that the deeper my faith walk becomes, the less I worry. For someone with an anxiety disorder, this is a very powerful truth indeed. As I have said before, this current period in our world is the perfect storm for someone like me, as I know it is for many others. The constant stream of scary, confusing, or contradictory information circling around us every day certainly can induce extreme fear. We are living in a time of not knowing what is true. I can say for certain that the only truth I know in this world is that God is now, and has always been, in control. Though He gives us free will, and our choices do not always line up with His will, His love, compassion, and grace are eternal and freely given. All I need to do is seek Him first.

Chambers says, “I cannot trust where I cannot see, that is where infidelity begins. The only cure for infidelity is obedience to God.” Right now, there is so much we cannot see, especially our current microscopic enemy, but within the doubt and darkness we can trust that God is there. Life is but a moment, but God’s love is eternal.

I am, as always, a work in progess.