Every Hour I Need You: 7 Meditations for Moms on the Character of God Sample

God Is Faithful

Have you ever forgotten to pick up a child from sports practice? Or bought ten items at the grocery store and missed the one you came for?

We’re forgetful moms, but God remembers, and he is faithful to his people and his promises.

Our heavenly Father is “the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations” (Deuteronomy 7:9, ESV). Because he is unchangeable, he is always faithful and true—eternally. God is forever reliable, dependable, and trustworthy. His plans and purposes? He makes sure they happen. Though others might leave or forsake, he won’t (Deuteronomy 31:6, ESV). What’s more, his faithfulness is unmeasurable, reaching “to the clouds” (Psalm 36:5, ESV).

Bringing God’s faithfulness close to home, Isaiah describes a mother and child:

“Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you” (Isaiah 49:15, ESV).

God remembers us the same way we remember to feed our children, only better. During pregnancy, I dreamed that I would forget to feed my baby; after birth, his cries guaranteed I would remember. Over the years, my children have found multiple ways to get my attention. But even if it were possible to forget our very own children, God remembers perfectly.

Our Lord proved his faithfulness in sending Jesus, who keeps all God’s promises perfectly in the gospel (2 Corinthians 1:20). Therefore, we ought to “hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful” (Hebrews 10:23, ESV). God has been faithful, and he will be faithful to the end. One day, he will come back for his own. In light of that day, we are called to live faithfully:

Reading the Bible amid spilled cereal at the breakfast table.

Praying with our children before school.

Practicing patience while getting everyone into the car.

Explaining the gospel when our children disobey.

Showing grace when they struggle.

Our children don’t need perfect parents. They need faithful parents who point them to a perfect Savior. And having loved and labored to serve our families, we each want to hear our Lord’s commendation, “Well done, good and faithful servant” (Matthew 25:21, ESV).

But our ultimate hope isn’t in anything we do—for our children, or even for the Lord. The hope that tired, hard-pressed, anxious, fearful, and discouraged moms need is this: God is faithful. Even when “we are faithless”—when we lose perspective and doubts creep in—“he remains faithful” (2 Timothy 2:13), to us and our children. He is faithful to his word and his promises:

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;

his mercies never come to an end;

they are new every morning;

great is your faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:22–23, ESV)

Reflection Questions:

1. As a mom, what difference does God’s faithfulness make?

2. What will help you remember God’s faithfulness this week?

For further meditation on God's character, download this free Attributes of God chart, or check out 'Every Hour I Need You: 30 Meditations for Moms on the Character of God' by Katie Faris: Crossway.org/everyhourineedyou/