As I drink my cuppa tea, I'm reading this book by John Eldredge...I remember his sons went to Westmont and my favorite Old Testament professor is quoted in this book! (Tremper Longman...you were hilarious.)
This book isn't just for men discovering their deep secret...it's for women too and understanding our brothers, friends, or lovers better. I'm enjoying the chapter called "The Wild One Whose Image we Bear" talking about God...
From cover to cover, from beginning to end of the Bible, the cry of God's heart is "Why won't you choose Me?" It is amazing to me how humble, how vulnerable God is on this point. "You will...find me," says the Lord "when you seek me with all your heart" (Jer.29:13) In other words, "Look for me, pursue me-I want you to pursue me." As Tozer says, "God waits to be wanted."
Instead of pursuing the "worldly things" which scream for our attention, let's pursue the only one that matters...Jesus. He's waiting for us.
He didn't have to make us, but he wanted to. Though he knows the name of every star and his kingdom spans galaxies, God delights in being a part of our lives. Do you know why he often doesn't answer prayer right away? Because he wants to talk to us, and sometimes that's the only way to get us to stay and talk to him. His heart is for relationship, for shared adventure to the core.
I never thought about that. I'd encourage you to read this good book too!
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