..consistancy

I think that I am discovering the beauty in consistency. Thinking of our modern culture, it is not a character trait that I feel is admired in people. To be consistent is to be seen as stagnant, boring, or unintelligent. The consistent person is the one that is most often abused and neglected, because they can be and when the abuser comes back, they will be there like they always are. Seeing as how it is a trait of God (he tells us that he will never leave or forsake us) it must mean that it is perfect and divine, and therefore an attribute of my own life that I need to begin to strengthen. The amazing thing about it is that I feel as though it is already a part of who I am. I am a creature of habit, a human being with a desire for order and structure and they are at the very nature of who I am. Perhaps this is because I am made in the image of God, I don't know, but I count it a blessing none the less. I see the beauty of this reality in relationship where things might be distant at the time but consistency will allow them to be resolved without bitterness or anger. Consistency in my relationship with Christ is key to my spiritual development. As a friend said today, "I might not know exactly how I am doing at the moment but I am keeping practices alive because I know that my efforts and prayers will be rewarded." God has chosen me and given me new life and bought me back from a life of death, the least I owe him (as blasphemous this is to say) is a regular devotional and chunk of my life. Consistency is the direct parent of integrity and without it there can not really be trust. I think that this is a trait that I often condemn as bringing me to a place of boredom. I don't see the flashy lights or the excitement of spontaneity in it but I think that its an amazing virtue and something that I need to practice into my character.