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FAITHFULNESS


Four years back, I was having a conversation with my aged father, and he said something thought-provoking to me, he said to me: “Son, faithfulness is long gone in this your generation, life has changed and things are not as obtained in our time”. Afterwards, several questions kept coming to my mind about faithfulness, and gauging it with my life, I understood that faithfulness is not just a word but a basic principle of life. 

Faithfulness is the state of being faithful, being faithful simply means being loyal, having faith, being reliable and worthy of trust. Faithfulness in its real sense and essence is a trait to be exhibited in everything we do or say and not a postulated theory that needs to be validated or otherwise. 

The application of the word faithfulness has no exception because of its relevance and implication span from the minutest to the maximal detail of our lives. If only we as people created by an ever-faithful God and in his image will internalize the reality of this principle of life to every little detail of our lives, this world would be a better place. 

More practically, how faithful are you in your life and all that concerns you? There are many ways that faithfulness is important, however for the sake of this piece, I will share few relevant ones that if we are to take into cognizant, our lives will be a wonder. 

With God 

Regardless of who you believe in or what you have placed your faith in, faithfulness is one virtue that will make your worship more acceptable. As a Christian, I know that my God requires me to be faithful in all my dealings with Him, little wonder, faithfulness is the fruit of the Spirit. You see, faithfulness is the antidote to adultery of every form and what protects from the ugly side of jealousy. 

With Yourself 

Being faithful to yourself requires you to stay through and remain true with yourself in all things and at all times. Against all odds, being faithful to yourself will not let you stay stagnant, but will push you to grow and build capacity in every aspect of your life; ensuring that who you are today outsmarts who you were yesterday, and what you do today outdo what you did yesterday. Being faithful to yourself is one of the best gifts you can give yourself in the journey of life. I challenge you this day to be faithful with yourself, your gifts, talents, and skills and watch how marvelling your life will turn out. 

With Others

We are social and relational beings, God has designed us with the instinct of needing each other. At home, at work, in our immediate communities, we deal with people, faithfulness is one stock in trade that will help us fair well with people regardless of their disposition toward us. A life of faithfulness does not require any burden of proof when being accused; just like truthfulness, when you are faithful, you don’t need to remember twice what you have said to another as your words will be congruent to your actions and reality. 

The Bottom Line

After my discussion with my father that evening, I placed a demand upon myself to be faithful in all things and at all times. True, there are times that I fail, but those are the times his voice echo afresh in my mind, telling me not to be the reason faithfulness will be lost in my time. How faithful are you to God? How faithful are you with yourself and your calling in life? How faithful are you in your dealings with others? What will people say about you when it comes to faithfulness? 

Again, faithfulness is a doing word; I, therefore, dare us to break forth this day in all frontiers of life as faithful stewards, keeping in mind that a day of reckoning is coming. May posterity be kind to us for being faithful, may history remember us as faithful people, and may we approach God at the end of our lives with confidence as faithful servants. 


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