I don't know why I continue to sometimes put God in a box and think that He is only at work in my life during the moments of my worship. Can He really work in the midst of the secular music world?
As I left for school this morning, I decided to not go with my normal morning of listening to WDJC but instead listened to Michael Buble. I don’t remember the last time I played his music. I didn’t even know why I was choosing to listen to him but I ended up playing “Haven’t Met You Yet”. So I’m singing along and listening to the words thinking “Yeah ok here we go. I can relate to how this starts. Nothing good ever lasts with me, I’ve had a broken heart, I talk myself into bad things and out of good things, and I AM ALWAYS let down.” Then I go on to have a pity party about how no good man has ever pursued me, much less tell me that he’ll wait on me or never give up on me. Then to top it off, he’ll give more than he gets and how amazing we will be together? Ok so what? Now my morning was going to be turned in to a poor pitiful Lisa day? Well, then the song played again and I realized I had my iPod on repeat. So I let it play again…
As the song plays repeatedly, I find myself thinking about some fantasy of all sorts involving a knight in shining armor sweeping me off my feet and saying all of these wonderful romantic things to me. He adores me and would do anything for me and we will live together in complete bliss for the rest of our lives. Other than the fact of this being TOTAL and COMPLETE fantasy, it was odd for me because I haven’t really been looking for a man or a relationship for that matter. I have been content in being single. Fortunately, I snapped back to reality.
As I continued my drive, I thought about how God IS all that I fantasized about in that man of flesh. He does adore me. Most importantly, He pursued me! Yes, I was pursed by the most important male figure that ever existed and still exists. He also keeps his promise when He says that He’ll give me way more than I will ever give Him. My response to my Lord could only be that of the lyrics….”And I know that we can be so amazing. Your love is going to change me and now I can see every possibility!”
The possibilities (that we thought we thought of like in the lyrics(wink wink)) are endless with God and our lives can be more fruitful than we ever imagine. As I have struggled these past few weeks in my walk with the Lord because of doubt, He still loves me enough to pursue me to remind me I AM HIS and I have nothing to doubt. His love has changed me and I do see the realm of possibilities He gives me. I may go through trials and tribulations here on earth, but we will live in bliss forever!
I began thinking about all the people who haven’t met the Lord. They look to worldly treasures to seek fulfillment, satisfaction, and self worth. Just like my earlier thoughts – they are a fantasy. Nothing here on earth will sustain the desires of our heart. Only Christ can do that. All of these temporary gods will fade. We must be careful to not only lump material objects as the only things we idolize. We can idolize our spouses, significant others, children, friends, pastors, or individuals we don’t even know. Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians to fix our eyes on not what is seen but what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
I am no different than anyone else as far as the pursuit goes. God desires all to be saved…
"This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth"
(1 Tim. 2:3-4).
"The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance" (2 Pet. 3:9).
However, the outcome is not all the same. If we choose to not accept Christ it is not because we aren’t being pursued. It is because we choose another choice. God promises us eternal blessings and we can’t have them if He is able to say to us “I haven’t met you yet”. Believing that God exists isn’t knowing God. Knowing God is having an intimate and personal relationship with Him. It’s trusting in Him and having enough faith to live for Him.
If you are saying these things to God – “I’m not surprised, not everything lasts. I’ve broken my heart so many times, I stopped keeping track. Talk myself in, talk myself out. I get all worked up, then I let myself down. I try so very hard not to lose it. I came up with a million excuses. I thought I thought of every possibility"…... Let God’s response be to you - “And I know someday that it’ll all turn out. You’ll make me work so we can work it out. And I promise you, kid, that I give so much more than I get. I just haven’t met you yet. I might have to wait. I’ll never give up. Wherever you are, whenever it’s right you’ll come out of nowhere and into my life.”
Have you met the Lord? Or have you just heard of Him? Do you know people that have met Him? Or is He just hearsay to you? Do you peek out the hole before opening the door and then leave it shut because He is standing there knocking? Do you screen your phone calls and hit the ignore but because the caller ID shows "God calling"? There will come a time where there will be no more knocks at the door and the phone will stop ringing. You would have lost the opportunity to meet the love of your life, your knight in shining armor.
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