by miss hibiscus
One of my good friends is getting married in a few months, and I couldn't be happier for her. She's found a great partner who really loves and adores her for everything she is.
But that's not the point of this entry.
Back when they first met, I think they liked each other instantly, but were cautious about admitting feelings. After a few months of friendship and some flirting, D finally got around to revealing his feelings for my friend. At this point, I think most girls would blush a little, say some kind of sweet response and reciprocate the feelings. But my friend (and this is why she rocks) blurted, "
Well, it's about time!"
Sometimes I think God is waiting for me to tell him how much I love, adore, and want to be with him so he can say, "Well, it's about time!" Especially these days, God's been asking for a deeper commitment from me and more trust in his plans, but I'm shrinking back, doubting my feelings, and am a little scared to take the plunge.
My friend and her fiancé have their share of ups and downs, but once they both admitted their feelings for each other and started dating seriously, they got to experience all the joys of loving and being loved by someone deeply and sincerely. I think God wants me to pursue him so he can display his love for me even more. Unlike a guy or girl, he's not going to reject us when we choose to pursue him.
Have you been wanting to pursue God more too? Or are you holding back?
Comments (13)
Amen girl... this is amazing!
Lately I haven't been holding back, when I first found the Lord I was really leary of what people would think! And I know that was just the enemy trying to pull me away... but the longer I know the Lord the easier my life gets!
It's amazing... I am still trying to learn that I can't run my life! It has already been planned out in great detail for me so I just need to go along for the ride!
This goes along with what I recently went through as well. I finally let God have all of me and now He's showing me things about myself and Himself that I couldn't have ever found on my own. He's been my Encourager every step of the way and I've really started to fall in love with Him!
I don't know why, but I think I'm holding back. I want to just break out in all out adoration, but I don't, for no particular reason. I don't know what's stopping me! Lately, though, I've been thinking about this more and more and I keep thinking, "What's not to love?" God is the creator of all things good, and I wouldn't even exist without Him.
I'm with Becky Lou on this one...for no particular reason, I do feel like most of the times I'm just holding back, kind of arbitrarily, really...
But the more I get involved with faith-related things...the more I meet like-minded people, the more I go to church or read about God, even the more I read the posts on revelife, the more I'm letting go of those doubts and fears.
I definitely feel like He wants me to get closer, and I'm trying my hardest to learn to do just that :)
Every day God shows me more about myself. I've learned that I need to love Him, BE in love with Him, 100% purely devoted to nothing but Him above all else.
I love the quote, "A woman's heart should be lost in God that a man has to seek Him to find her." This blog made me think of that.
@iknowHimdou@xanga - thats cool!
Perfect example! All He desires from us is us...
Excellent post! For a while now, God has been the one pursuing me, and it's like I've finally turned around and am like, "Oh! Why have I not turned to you in so long!" I mean, really stopped in the midst of my own busy life to recognize Who He is, that He's here and always has been. So now I'm trying to give myself to Him without holding back, to "take the plunge" as you say. I think one of my problems has been having an attitude like, "Really? God loves me like that, as an individual, with total devotion?" And recently He was pretty much telling me, "YES!" And I realized I'd only been considering Him as part of the background...the scenery...in my spiritual walk, when He wants to be close to me. Anyway, it's hard for me to put it in sensible words, but what's been happening is absolutely wonderful, and I thank the Lord He is who He is!
We must really pursue on things we want! Cheers for this post and God bless to your friend! (:
This hit home with where I am currently at in my relationship with God. He has definately been pursuing me lately and I am in return persuing him. Then out of no where it seems as if I am holding back from him. It is like I am turning around and runing scared for no reason. But in those times I just have to get alone with God and remind myself of his unconditional love for me. In those moments of alone time with God he is showing me things about myself that I never knew. Drawing me closer to who he is.
It's so hard not to get sucked into other things. Our relationship is always up and down. But I expect myself to be perfect. I just can't except one person to not measure up to the other in a relationship. And I'm the one with the short-coming.
You are so right.......We have to remember that Jesus is a gentleman, He will knock on our hearts and wait for us to answer. "Come as we are!" because He loves us...,Nothing is by chance or luck, there is always a reason,for His Kingdom and His Glory..
Your words have encouraged me, for I too have been thinking about how God desires us to pursue him; not half heartedly as we are prone to do, but with our everything. Indeed thoughts to ponder.