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Day Eight: Faithfulness

What does it mean to be faithful? When I hear the word faithful, I immediately think of Pilgrim's Progress, in which one of the characters who helped Christian on his journey was named Faithful. Faithful was the truth-seeker who Christian first heard about when he began his expedition. Faithful made the choice to be faithful along the journey of the Christian walk until the end. In the book the Pilgrim's Progress, Faithful was killed by townspeople because he was a Christian and chose to follow God until the end. 

As John Bunyon was, he did not make a mistake in choosing the name Faithful to go with the character and the storyline. Faithful was called to stay faithful to God and His promises no matter what it meant he had to sacrifice. In Faithful's case, this meant even death. This is not always the ending for us Christians, yet sometimes we become too afraid of what the world thinks to stay faithful to God and His promises.

God calls Christians to stay faithful to Him, His promises, and His eternal plan. He does not want us following what others consider cool if is means sacrificing what is important to Him. We are called to be His light in the darkness and bear His fruit. If we want to bear the Fruit of the Spirit, as mentioned before, it is a packaged deal. You either get it all or don't have any. We need to be faithful in showing love towards others, staying joyful, and so on. We can't just do it once a week! 
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