Always

God is ALWAYS there.

God ALWAYS deserves our best effort.

Always.

People will disappoint us, betray us, neglect us, and mistreat us. Some will keep asking for more and offer nothing in return. From our perspective, they don't deserve our love. They don't deserve to be served. They don't deserve to be appreciated. They don't deserve anything.

Question: Do you and I deserve anything?

I'll help you with the easy ones, the answer is no. Both you and I make tons of mistakes and we are disqualified from deserving anything. Somehow and someway, God still loves us. He is still there. He is still present.

I have a tendency to live like God is waiting for me to fail. He's not. Recently, I have felt like He would want to give up on me, because it seems like I make the same mistakes over and over. I questioned Him, "I feel like you are going to give up on me. What if I make another mistake?" I honestly heard Him respond (not audibly, but it might as well have been), "I'll still be here." That changed everything. He ALWAYS deserves our best, even if no one else does.

God is ALWAYS there.