Pursued.

I have so many thoughts buzzing around my mind tonight...thoughts that I should probably put to bed but they are far too active to settle down.  Tonight a friend reminded me that I am made to be pursued.  I'm worth someone desiring me!  This thought brought on a whole new thought process to life:

God is pursuing us. (old thought new understanding I guess!)
He isn't ambiguous or beating around the bush, He wants us to know that He desires us.  Now, this might be my relational personality here but...I really believe that God uses the people in our lives to pursue us and love us.   He works in many other ways too but I think the main way God loves us is through people.

How sad to think that we can postpone a thoughtful gesture God wants to do or hold back a sweet nothing He wants to whisper in someone's ear.  I know God is much greater than what He asks of us but what gift are we keeping from Christ's bride when we keep our gifts and words from God to ourselves?  What are we holding back when we choose not to love someone unconditionally?  Much more than we can imagine, I'm sure.

I am unbelievably thankful that God is much greater than our mistakes and hesitations.  And that His heart for everyone is so great He doesn't want to stop pursuing us, even when we try to walk away.  He is the ultimate Pursuer.

Another thought on this topic is that I don't want to ignore His pursuit.  I want to embrace each moment the Lord spends with me, each gesture and whisper He sends my way.  There is no need to play hard to get with God.  He finds joy in knowing us intimately so we can get to know Him intimately.  We just have to be real with Him and follow His heart.