Be Still And Know

Psalm 25:10 NLT  'The Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey his demands.' I find ‘unfailing’ a difficult word to comprehend. Living in Britain, I have grown up confident that the weather that greets me in the morning will have completely changed by lunchtime. I cannot rely upon weather, nor the weather forecaster who advises me on the day ahead. So I’m unsurprised by the nature of my character which is equally changeable. I move from affability to tetchiness as easily as sunshine gives way to rain.   So, the idea of a character who never changes is difficult to comprehend, even harder to trust. Yet this is how our God is described. A lover who never falters. A love that’s consistent in its intensity. Such constant love is the very definition of faithfulness.   Often, I feel distant from God. My prayers appear unanswered, or answered with a response I find less than consoling. I apply my inconsistency to my apparent friendship with God, who I can barely discern. Dou