If we are in true relationship with God, does he have the fear of us breaking up with him? We have done it before in the garden. Israel, Gods chosen people in the Old Testament, has served other gods before or their own whines and complaints. In relationship you hear different women and men talk about how they just have a fear of the other person breaking up with them or finding something wrong with them. Maybe even they have been hurt or been hurt in the past. They might even feel a sense of regret at past relationships and ask why they deserve this new amazing person. People will fail and hurt you. How many times you think Gods heart has been broken over not so much our action of sin but rather running away or in essence breaking up with him?
The one thing we must remind ourselves and the book of Hosea completely illustrates this is no matter how many times we run away from God he will always take us back. That God will never break it off with us or find something wrong and say, “nope I am done with you, never come back.” We see the prodigal son or the search for the one lost sheep. We serve a God that chases us. It’s just a matter if we keep running from him. And he accepts us back unconditionally and is there even when we break his heart again.
Could you imagine a boyfriend-girlfriend /husband-wife relationship that looked like our relationship with God? Cause even in those relationships we have fear of being hurt or being rejected but we put ourselves on the line hoping that this person will return our affections and be committed to us. If we do these relationships on our own power we will fail. We will resemble all our bad and past experiences with parents, Exs, or friends. We must be committed to God first and bring our fears of rejection and hurt to the only thing that cannot reject us when we come to Him. We must allow God to show us his commitment to us and then do the same within our relationships. That is why we cannot be with unequally yoked people they have no true concept of Love and commitment. That is why many Christians break up is they get past the feelings, lack commitment and never learned that from God. Or they chose someone that never learned or understood the teaching or testing from God about commitment. Why do you think God hates divorce so much? It goes against everything he is as God. He is beyond Human compare but is the example of true love and covenant in our lives and in our relationships.
Some trust in chariots and some trust in horses but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
Psalm 20:7-8
You sound like a wonderful young man. When people remark about the younger generation you a wonderful example of a young man with a head on his shoulders and is striving to be a real servant of God in whatever path he leads you.
ReplyDeleteThere was a time in my life that I was gazing out the window and thinking, I don't need God I have everything I need. Oh, how wrong I was. I found out the man I was married to was a complete fake. How naive can a thirty year old be.I was so broken hearted that after months of desperation I fell to my knee's and ask God to forgive me and take the pain away. It wasn't right away, but I still remember the day I finally heard the birds sing. I was that deep in depression that I hadn't heard the birds,flowers or sun shine for four years. I am into my senior years and I still remember that day the birds finally sing for me.
some day I might meet you and I will tell you who I am that hear the birds sing.