Your faithfulness surrounds me.

If we are faithless [do not believe and are untrue to Him], He remains true (faithful to His Word and His righteous character), for He cannot deny Himself. ~II Timothy 2:13~

It always amazes me, how You can hide so much in so little. How much do we miss Father by breezing by Your words like just another no parking sign?

Thank You Father God, that You remain faithful. Thank You that You cannot change, You cannot deny Yourself like we so often manage to do. Thank You! I love You! You are Holy, Righteous and True. There is no other God, no other Rock.

For the upright will dwell in the land, and the blameless will remain in it; but the wicked will be cut off from the earth, and the unfaithful will be uprooted from it. ~Proverbs 2:21,22~

Upright: Pointing upward, morally erect, honorable and honest.

Dwell: Reside

Blameless: Free of blame; or guilt. Innocent

Remain: To be a part not destroyed, taken or used up.

Wicked: Evil by nature and in practice. Severe and distressing. Highly offensive.

Cut: Sever
Off: So as to be completely removed, finished or eliminated.

Unfaithful: (Okay this was pretty significant to me, so I had to put it in yellow. :) NOT ADHERING TO PROMISES. (Whoa. Did you hear that? Or is it only significant to me?), obligations or ALLEGIANCES(<-- another whoa for me!!), disloyal. (--->another whoa!)NOT JUSTLY REPRESENTING OR REFLECTING THE ORIGINAL, inaccurate.

Uproot: To pull up, to displace, to remove or to utterly destroy.

Okay, so....is it just me that this hits like a thousand pound punch to the gut? NOT ADHERING TO PROMISES?? Ummmm...you mean like the promise that is every word breathed from God's mouth? Like when I feel alone, or let myself dwell in loneliness? Because after all, didn't He promise He would never leave me, no never? You mean that promise?
Or how about the promise of peace? Not just peace, but peace like a river. Peace that surpasses all understanding? Am I laying hold of that which He has promised me? A life of peace?
Or how about the promise of protection? Am I living in fear of what might happen to me? I mean didn't He promise that no evil would befall my family, no weapon formed against them would prosper? You mean that promise?
Or what about being close to You God? When I go about my day as if You are not there? When I think and live as if You are far away. Like why would You want to be near me, when I fail so much? After all, didn't You promise that if I drew near to You, You would draw near to me?
Soooo many things You have said. So many things promised. Do I adhere to Your word? I mean sure, I try to be honest, and try to be loving and forgiving. But what about Your other promises? Do I believe You when You say You won't leave me? Do I believe You when You say You will protect me? When my mom and my dad fail me, You will never fail me? When I don't know what to say, You will speak through me? What about that You forgive ALL my sins and heal ALL my diseases? What about a life of abundance? Do I believe that? What about that You do not speak in secret? That You are here? That You hear me, that You love me, that Your grace is sufficient for me, that Your angels guard me, that there is no fear in love, that perfect love casts out all fear? Am I afraid I'll lose You? That You'll forget about me? The very creation of Your hands? Am I afraid You will dump me off thinking I am too much work? Am I afraid You won't protect me? That maybe You do want me to die at the hands of robbers and thieves? What does Your word say?? No evil, no evil, no evil will befall my family, no weapon formed against us will prosper, Your angels will guard my life, I have the choice to choose life or death, choose life. Do I believe that You know the plans You have form me, that they are plans for good and not evil, to give me a future and a hope? Do I believe Your promise that Your word won't return to You void? That it will accomplish all that You have sent it to do? Do I believe? If I do not believe how can I adhere? How can I adhere to Your promises if I do not believe? How can I believe without seeing it first? By faith? Oh, well, how can I have faith ...oh You say that faith comes by hearing, and hearing the word of God?

Wow! I had a point to make and now I think it got lost in translation. :) But maybe after seeing these definitions this verse will hit you just a little bit different as you are breezing by it next time.

One more time I will put down the definitions to unfaithful for you.
NOT ADHERING TO PROMISES, obligations or allegiances. Disloyal, NOT JUSTLY REPRESENTING OR REFLECTING THE ORIGINAL, inaccurate.

So, who do you represent? Who are you reflecting? How close is it to the Original? Are you adhering to His promises? Do you really believe Him?

Like the man asking Jesus to heal his son (matthew 17:14+) I often have to cry out "..Lord, I believe.; help my unbelief!"

Thank You Father for Your precious Son. Thank You Jesus, for Your sacrifice, Your spilled blood that covers me and grants me victory through Your promises.