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b'Faithfulness is a fruit of the Spirit, and it\\u2019s vital for every Christian,\\nin every walk of life (Galatians 5:22). When we are faithful, we are rooted\\nin motivations and desires that are in line with the Bible, and our feet\\nare steady upon the solidness of God. But faithfulness is something I\\nstruggle with\\u2026 a lot. I find it hard to do what I need to do, because the\\ndesires of my sinful nature are at war with the desires of serving God\\n(Romans 7:15-25). Feelings of discouragement and tiredness make it even\\nharder for me to keep walking the straight and narrow path. My struggles\\nand weaknesses pull me into a spiral of hopelessness and leave me feeling\\nlike I\\u2019ll never actually progress in my faith. Having fallen many times in\\nmy life, I sometimes question if God has given up on me.\\n.\\nWhile pondering these thoughts, I was reading Psalm 91 when something stood\\nout to me. The psalmist writes, \\u201cHis faithfulness is your shield and\\nrampart\\u201d (verse 4). HIS faithfulness. Not mine. While I\\u2019m slipping and\\nsliding on life\\u2019s path, God is steady. He\\u2019s firm. He\\u2019s faithful. Throughout\\nour lives, we will always have sinful struggles and temptations, but God\\ndoesn\\u2019t leave us. He shields us, holds our hand, and promises to walk with\\nus. Jesus is Immanuel, which means \\u201cGod with us\\u201d (Matthew 1:23). Because\\nJesus died on the cross and rose from the grave, everyone who puts their\\ntrust in Him is forgiven for all their sins. Not only that, but the Holy\\nSpirit lives inside Christians, transforming their desires and empowering\\nthem to follow Jesus.\\n.\\nThrough our weakness, God doesn\\u2019t expect perfection or performance out of\\nfear (1 John 4:18). But He does expect us to find strength in His\\nfaithfulness, letting Him take the reins and fight our battles with us. He\\ngives us the strength to endure, and He shows us a way out of every\\ntemptation (1 Corinthians 10:13). As we lean on His strength in our\\nweakness, we learn how much we need Him. We grow closer to Him in love,\\nfinding absolute joy in walking with Him.\\n.\\nWhen we feel tired and worn out from the fight, feeling like our faith is\\nweak, we can lean on His strength. Remember\\u2014He\\u2019s the voice that whispers\\n\\u201cI\\u2019m not giving up on you\\u201d when we are in our darkest struggles. His\\nfaithfulness will shield us, protect us, and strengthen us. Therefore, in\\nour struggles we can confidently call the Lord \\u201cmy refuge and my fortress;\\nmy God, in whom I trust\\u201d (Psalm 91:2). \\u2022 Lily Walsh\\n.\\n\\u2022 What weaknesses do you have that make you feel inadequate for the path\\nahead? Consider taking a moment to bring these troubles to Jesus, trusting\\nin His faithfulness and love. \\n.\\n\\u201cIf we are faithless, he remains faithful; for he can\\u2019t deny himself.\\u201d 2\\nTimothy 2:13 (WEB)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPs.91.1-Ps.91.4|Lam.3.22-Lam.3.23|2Tim.2.11-2Tim.2.13'