The One Who Hasn't Let You Down

By Pastor Justin Cooper

Somebody let me down this past week. Probably happened to you, too.

It wasn't dramatic. Not the kind of thing you'd post about. Just a small promise — somebody said they'd do something, and then they didn't. And the worst part wasn't the disappointment itself. It was how quick that little disappointment tried to color everything else.

Y'all ever notice how that works?

One person doesn't come through, and before the sun goes down you and I are a little slower to trust the next one. A boss let you down — now every boss looks suspect. A church hurt you — now every church feels like a setup. A friend walked away — now you keep one hand on the door every time somebody gets close.

That's where most of us live.

And here's where it gets dangerous: that broken trust doesn't stay parked on the people who broke it. It quietly creeps toward God.

You start praying a little smaller. Hoping a little less. Bracing for the answer to be no — even when you're asking Him to be exactly who He's always been.

Listen — don't project that on God.

"He has delivered us. He will deliver us. He is delivering us. He's always faithful. He abides faithful." FireStarterMay18.rtf

Past tense. Future tense. Present tense.

Every direction you look — He's faithful.

Romans 8 verse 28 says, "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."

He's not waiting around to see how this turns out. He's already there. The end product — the part you and I haven't seen yet — is going to be just right.

So before the day gets loud, do this one thing. Name the disappointment. Name the person. Name the loss. Name the moment you started building a wall. And then hand it back to the only One who has never, not one time, let you down.

He hasn't failed yet.

He's not starting today.

You can trust Him.