As I was procrastinating and contemplating not doing this tonight and just writing it in the morning I had a thought... I know SCARY?!?!?!
Anyway, I was thinking about a quasi-friendship that I have tried to build. It seems like I am always running after this relationship whereas the other person puts forth very little effort. I had been noticing this for awhile and had stepped back from pursuing the relationship quite so much. All of a sudden tonight it occurred to me how much that is like my friendship with God.
He has been pursuing me since before I was born. He loved me and cherished me. When I turned my back on him as a child, how hurt He must have been that I didn't want to be His friend. Yet, He pursued me still. He kept on chasing me or maybe it was chastening me, I am not sure which, until I let Him catch me.
He caught me and we spent hours together. Me getting to know Him. Him teaching me the ropes. But somewhere along the way, well many times along the way, I would forget about our friendship. I treated it as if it were garbage and in reality it is more valuable than anything in this world or the next. Yet He still loves me. When I stray, just like that silly lost sheep He comes out after me and He finds me and He draws me close to Himself once again. I am so grateful that His friendship and His love are better than human ones, because I would have dumped me as a friend by now!
God help me to be a better friend to You. Moses and Abraham were Your friends. Moses even saw You face to face as a friend. Help me to desire that intimacy with You that I will look on Your face as friend.
PS. Two possible Prayer-pertunities today and I passed them both up. I am thinking as I learn to be a better friend to Him I will become a better friend to His other children as well. :O)
Thanks for this post. It is so awesome that our God loves us and wants to have a relationship with us. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteI had a friend in college that set up Friday nights and had date night with God. She had snacks and lit candles. I thought it was a little weird at first. Then I talked to her about it and explained to me how much her relationship had grown because of her one on one time with him. She said she just talked out loud to him.
Anyway, I have done this a few times since. (Sadly I need to do it more.) It really is an awesome experience and truly helps your relationship.