Anchored

The Bible is full of warnings against unfaithfulness. I think sometimes we confuse warnings of unfaithfulness with warning of unbelief. Yes, we believe in God, but do we have faith in him? Do we actually trust him to work things out, even when things seem to be falling apart? What must "God's chosen people" have thought when he brought them out of slavery in Egypt to a dry and desolate desert. "Is this really God's plan? For life to suck? This is stupid. Where is the promised land? Where is the land flowing with milk and honey that we were supposed to get?"

It is interesting that our own personal unfaithfulness is sometimes compared to God's faithfulness. We are able to find strength in remembering that God is faithful, even though we are not. We go our own way, and we burn ourselves and it hurts. Despite that, God is faithful. God is better than we are. He keeps his promises, and there is encouragement to be had in that. Our faith is anchored to God, which is fortunate! If it were anchored to a human being it wouldn't hold us. It would get tossed about and we'd find ourselves forever dissapointed.

"Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure."
Hebrews 6:16-19