Staying Faithful

STAYING FAITHFUL

By Rev. Johnny Lee Clary




You may never grace the centerfold of Playboy Magazine, star in a movie, record several hit songs, have a mansion in Beverley Hills next door to Mr. Drysdale, make several million dollars playing for the Atlanta Braves, jet around the world with Paris Hilton partying ever night, or win the Nobel Peace Prize for doing absolutely nothing but give good speeches with a teleprompter. Does that mean you aren’t great? No it does not. Just because you may never accomplish any of the above aforementioned, does not mean you are insignificant in any way!

I remember seeing a man who claimed to be rich, get up in the face of a young man that was trying to witness the love of Christ to him, and brag about all the things he had; money, cars, women, etc., and tell the young Christian he would never have all the things he had and therefore his telling him he needed God was bull****! The sad thing is that so-called ‘rich man’ will be reminded of that conversation when he stands before the Great White Throne Judgment, and sees just how successful that young Christian man turned out to be, while the ‘rich man’ will think about how all of those things he bragged about and chose over God will do him no good as he is thrown into the Lake Of Fire. (Revelation 20:15 And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.)

Maybe you have wondered if you will ever pull off anything great in your life. Many people have. The good news is you can! Each of us can do something even greater than any of things just mentioned. Each and every one of us can remain faithful to God.

That may not sound too exciting to you, but think about Jeremiah 29:11-13:”11 I know the plans that I have for you, declares the LORD. They are plans for peace and not disaster, plans to give you a future filled with hope. 12 Then you will call to me. You will come and pray to me, and I will hear you. 13 When you look for me, you will find me, when you wholeheartedly seek me.”


God believes in you, is faithful to you, and has great plans for your future.

Have you ever had anyone cheat on you in a relationship? I have and it didn’t feel nice. The chicks had promised to be faithful but wasn’t, and it tears at the heart. When you have had someone you loved be unfaithful to you, it not only breaks your heart but you lose trust. You start thinking that no one is faithful anymore. However there is someone who always remains faithful to you and that is God! He will never leave you nor forsake you. (Deuteronomy 31:8, Hebrews 13:5)

God believes in you and has great plans for you and all He wants in return is for you to remain faithful to Him. DON’T GIVE UP ON GOD! Stay faithful!

© Johnny Lee Clary International Ministries

Rev. Johnny Lee Clary is an ordained elder minister in the Church Of God In Christ, the largest African American denomination in the USA. He is one of the leading advocates for racial unity in the United States and has appeared on countless television and radio shows such as The Billy Graham show, Fox News, Morris Cerullo, Oprah, Morton Downey Jr., Rolanda Watts, Geraldo, Sally Jesse Raphael, Jerry Springer, Ricki Lake, Queen Latifah, Montel Williams, Phil Donahue, A&E Investigative Reports, ABC World News Tonight, Bertrice Berry, The Today Show, A Current Affair, The 700 Club, and Kenneth Copeland's TV show. He has also been a regular guest on TBN's Praise The Lord show and has been featured in America's top newspapers and magazines, including a seven page feature story in Charisma magazine in Feb. 2010, April 1999, Moody Magazine, Guidepost Magazine (Sept. 1998), Kenneth Copeland's Believer's Voice of Victory magazine, as well as appearances on TV programs in Australia, England, Holland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, and Wales. He holds the record for the largest crowd ever at Hillsong Brisbane, Australia.