God's Faithfulness

I found this writing that I never printed before.
It was written several years ago.
Perhaps, someone needs it now.
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Sometimes, God's faithfulness hurts.

He is faithful to keep us from falling and will present us faultless before His glorious throne.

But to do that, He exposes the faults that could lead to sin that could make us fall.

Exposure hurts.

He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

But to do that, He has to remove scales from our eyes so we can see our sins and sometimes He uses others who are not as blind.

Seeing hurts.

Sometimes it seems He is more faithful to us than He is to others.

He exposes our sin and removes the scales and all eyes are on us and we are the ones that need to repent and make things right-even though others have not been right either.

But during this time, He is being faithful to us. He is keeping and cleansing us.

He is with us in our corner, taking our punishment with us.

He is wiping our tears of remorse and humiliation.

It is our turn to grieve.

And what of the others who have been wrong?

He will be faithful to show them their sin on another day.

Maybe this is their day to be faithfully defended.

He knows how to be faithful to all sides.

His goal is to make for Himself a bride.

I'm getting a bit weary of the 'no spot or wrinkle' sort of thing that God is after in His bride.

Couldn't it be someone else's turn?

Can we have a little more fairness here?

Meanwhile, I'm working on being grateful for His faithfulness towards me.