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Monday, August 06, 2012

A glimpse of what God would have felt...

"What are you going to do today?", I asked him.

"Well I have to attend a prayer meeting, then at night I gotta attend to some work stuff, then I'll be meeting some friends for soccer." he replied.

My heart was happy with his packed schedule because I'm glad that he could be serving the Lord and spending some quality time with friends. But by the time he reaches home, won't he be feeling too tired? I had wanted to spend some time to talk, uhm but no no, not the left over time for sure! He will be so tired and I wouldn't get full attention, and he wouldn't have the energy to share anything with me. My heart was suddenly filled with slight disappointment. Why am I not in the schedule? Why am I seem to be at the last of the priority list? Or worse, taken off the list?

I understood one precious lesson that day. This relationship has been teaching me precious lessons about the Lord. A glimpse of what the Lord could have felt..

Have I been treating God the same way? Giving Him not my best time, but left over time. Lord I have this and that to do, yes at the end I'll see if I have some time for you. Well, I surely won't say that explicitly, but I have certainly done it many times. That has got to hurt Him badly!

Being in this relationship, there is one more thing I have learnt too. It is the importance of pursuing God. Have you ever thought of why God always ask us to seek Him? Why doesn't He just show Himself to us? Yes, at times He does that. But He would like to be sought after.

Every girl's desire is to be sought after, to feel that she is a treasured prize. Likewise it pleases God when we don't take Him for granted but seek Him. Doesn't it make you happy when you receive something that is totally out of obligation and surprising. You'd be so delighted, surprised, feel appreciated and say "oh you shouldn't have."

I'm talking not about responsibility. But doing something such as an act of service beyond requirements, and you do it because you want to, not need to.

I was pondering to myself, what is romance? No, romance is not a boy picks up a girl at her home and sending her back, that is basic requirement. No, romance is not carrying her shopping bags for her, that is again what a man should automatically do. Romance is something you do that expresses your strong sense of love. It is something extra you would like to do to please him/her. Likewise we could apply that to our relationship with God.

And romance is a biblical thing!

I used to not get it when I sing "romance me oh Lover of my soul, to the song of all songs..." now I'm beginning to understand it. Doing something extra for God out of our strong desire just to love and appreciate Him. Not doing QT because we need to, but deperately wanting to meet and chat with Him. Or suddenly wanna break out in love songs for God...

Romance God, seek God, chase Him! And it will bring a smile to His face.

And give Him your best time, not left overs!

by apple-addict at 10:04 PM |