Faith

"...the real trial of faith is not that we find it difficult to trust God, but that God's character has to be cleared in our own minds. ...Faith in the Bible is faith in God against everything that contradicts Him - I will remain true to God's character whatever He may do. 'Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.'" - Oswald Chambers

"That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day." - 2 Timothy 1:12

This season of life is one in which God has been teaching me a lot about faith on a deeper level. It is a faith that says, "I know what is in man, but I put my trust in and bank my faith in the unwavering character of God rather than on humanity." There is a level of trust that we can and do hold in people, but the problem is the nature within. Even with the best of intentions, people are unable to be always faithful, consistent and true. Only God is that way in His unchanging nature. His is one of love, of faithfulness, of truth.

2 Timothy 2: 11-13 says:

Here is a trustworthy saying:
If we died with him,
we will also live with him;
if we endure,
we will also reign with him.
If we disown him,
he will also disown us;
if we are faithless,
he will remain faithful,
for he cannot disown himself.

God cannot and does not change in who He is and how He responds based on a particular situation. He remains faithful to His character. People, even I, am not like that, at least not all the time. That is why we must only, and above all else, bank our faith on the character of God.

Update

Well, the time has come to move out of the house with my current roommates to live with a very dear friend of mine who has just recently come back from London. I'm really excited about this transition! Teresa is one of my very favorite people in the whole world!
About a month ago, I started working with the youth group at the church I'm a part of, Mosaic and am loving it! I even cut back a day of work so that I can use that time to build into the lives of young people who are dearly loved by God.
Life has brought some sorrow over the years, but overall, I am totally thankful for the good that God has granted as well. Our experiences hold in them a life-altering aspect. They can break us or they can change us into people who reflect ever closer the beauty of our great and wonderful Creator God.
If a picture were to be taken of the span of time I lived on this earth at any given moment, I would want the image to hold in it something beautiful to be pondered, and would cause others to want to make life-giving choices. That is the desire for my life, with the end result would be one that is honoring to the One who deserves all praise and glory...GOD.