You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. Psalm 63:1 When my beautiful wife Cindy and I were dating I couldnt get enough time with her! If I could have magically added days to the week or hours to the day I would have. Each morning when I would awake, my thoughts were pointed toward what I could do that day to capture her heart a little more; what I could do to show her how much I wanted her in my life; how could I make her see how important she was to me. Between flowers, cards and letters Id write, time Id spend sitting over a meal just gazing into her piercing green eyes listening to that voice that still calms my soul when I hear it, I just couldnt get enough...I couldnt show her enough. I wanted to do all I could to ensure there was no doubt how much I loved her. Two things broke my heart this morning as I read this scripture and wrote this passage - first, did I ever and do I today pursue God with that type of passion and desire? Second, do I still pursue my wife like that? The first answer was YES! The second and third answers were what broke my heart...no and no. David was known as a man after Gods own heart. While David was a guy that failed and fell on numerous fronts, the one thing that was unwavering was his constant desire and passion to know God and his pursuit of his Fathers heart and love. From Pauls decree, ...that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; to David Phelps lyrics, I wanna be stronger, I wanna be wiser, I just wanna make every move be the one Hed wanna see from me...I wanna live like a King! We are reminded that our desire daily should be the unbridled pursuit of Christ! Ephesians 5 reminds me also that I should love my wife in the same manner that Christ loves me and you - His church, His bride. He was willing to die for us; He pursues and seeks our hearts (leave the 99 for the 1) and while He could give me all the flowers of the fields and He wrote the ultimate love letter to me in the form if His bible, He demonstrated His undying love for me by laying down His life in spite of all my crud, trash and just plain messed up life! Today Lord I purpose to stop being lackadaisical and so self-centered regarding the pursuit of Your heart and my wifes love! Create in me a daily burning desire that is only filled by time in your presence; remind me of how I chased after my wifes heart in those early years of our relationship and marriage. Finally Lord, teach me to be a man like David. Regardless of how many times I fail you, I pray my heart is clearly and unquestionably pointed toward Your Kingdom!
Posted on: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:58:45 +0000
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