Steadfast Love

Lamentations 3:22-24 (NIV)
²² Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
²³ They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
²⁴ I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him.”


It is a normal thing in any human life to ask " Why do I bother?" "What is the point?" "Why should I care anymore?"

Yes, we all have our lamentations just as Jeremiah did. We all get overwhelmed and feel like we are being consumed by a great big nothingness at times. However, when we do get to these points in our life and we are asking these questions, they are not going out into a great big void.

There is One who hears. There is One who sees every pain and every heartache and every tear you shed. He sees how you struggle and strive and He is so there for you.

It is because of His great LOVE we are not consumed. I, myself, was at this place today. And as I was asking these questions about a particular situation in my life the Holy Spirit gently reminded me of an old song we sing that goes "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end."

He never quits and never gives up on me. He is the whole reason I have made it this far in my life. And He is the whole reason I don't give up or quit on the people I love in my life even when I feel overwhelmed and consumed by all sorts of emotions. His Love for me is the very reason that lifts me up again and gives me the courage to step forward and out again,

I have had plenty of reasons to give up in my life and I know many of my dear friends who have great reason to quit too. But I see them with their children who have special needs, their totally headstrong teens, their difficult marital relationships and grief over losing loved ones just as examples and I know the driving force behind why they get up each and every day and go on.

It is simply this one reason: LOVE

Father God, our dearest Papa, thank YOU for Loving us and giving us the courage each day to keep going forward and not giving up either on our own lives or the lives of the ones we love in Jesus Name amen