God is constant.

One thing that I've lately been reflecting on is God's constancy. It's something we're taught from our Pre-K days in Sunday School. God will never change-He is the same today, tomorrow, and forever. It's one of those things that although I've been taught it tirelessly, it's just started to really sink in. 

Beyond this idea, the fact that Jesus' blessings are not correlated to my performance has also began to grasp my heart. As humans, we automatically believe that we are rewarded because of what we've done or some part of who we are. Although as Christians we've been taught that this isn't so by the promise of the Gospel, I still find myself believing that Jesus somehow measures my deeds and rewards me accordingly. 

However, Jesus has proved me wrong countless times. Lately, as the process of applying to colleges, scholarships, and summer jobs has been filling my time, I've been baffled at how much Jesus has blessed me. Through providing an awesome summer job, blessing me with scholarship awards, and tying up the loose ends of my preparations to leave in August, He's shown Himself to be loving and attentive. He really is always there and provides for His Children. 

It's interesting how my last post was about selfishness and this one is about God's constancy. But for me, learning both of those things have gone hand in hand. Learning about my own selfishness has made me more aware of God's generosity. It's incredibly humbling to come home after a long day, know that I've messed up countless times as far as the "how well I did on the selfishness scale today", and yet receive a phone call from an organization telling me I've won a scholarship. Again, it's so humbling.  

Many times I end my posts with a sort-of call to action. But I'll mix it up today and end it with an invitation. I invite you to join me on this journey of watching God work in our lives and hearts as He shows us more of who He is. Comment below and join me in the sight-seeing. 

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." 
Hebrews 13:8 (NIV)