I have never failed God – and He hasn’t failed me.

Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.

Hebrews 3:7-8

Sometimes it is difficult for me to remember certain times in the past. Not only because there were years so hard that I can really only recall some spliters from here and there. But because remembering many of the other things – those that I can recall – is painful. Ultimately, I think this may just be a matter of degree: the harder the pain, the blanker the memory.

But today I faced a memory from the past. I heard of a person I have not heard in a long time. And looking at how her life has gone – which was no surprice – I suddenly realized something. God has blessed me.

Namely, during the course of my life I could have taken many turns. Looking back, I have given up many opportunuties, due to fear, uncertainity, fatigue, depression, low self-esteem or anxiety. I suddenly realized what could have been, had I taken one another path. It could have been great. But I didn’t go for it. And what I ended up with instead, is terrific as well. So, even when I failed, I was blessed.

But then I realized another thing. I have never failed God. It’s not really possible to let down an omniscient being, who knows all I am and do even before I do it. So He knew what I would choose (and why) and prepared me a blessing. And also blessed my by letting me see what could have been. (I still have to work out what sort of blessing is that…)

However, I’m only so far. As if yet, I do not know how satisfied God will be to me in the end. If I get there, He will be. And to get there, there’s only one thing to do. The thing that has kept me on the path where I have got all these blessings.

1. To seek truth, which is to seek God, who is truth.
2. To stick to that and act accordingly.
3. And when this fails, start over from the first point.

This is what is meant by: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harder your hearts in rebellion.”

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