"So long as we imagine that it is we who have to look for God, we must often lose heart. But it is the other way about; He is looking for us." God's daily relentless pursuit of our heart start with a sunrise.
Here is Soren Kierkegaard’s version of the story:
Suppose there was a king who loved a humble maiden. The king was like no other king. No one dared breathe a word against him, for he had the strength to crush all opponents. And yet this mighty king was melted by love for a humble maiden. How could he declare his love for her? In an odd sort of way, his kingliness tied his hands. If he brought her to the palace and crowned her head with jewels and clothed her body in royal robes, she would surely not resist—no one dared resist him. But would she love him?
She would say she loved him, of course, but would she truly? Or would she live with him in fear, nursing a private grief for the life she had left behind? Would she be happy at his side? How could he know? If he rode to her forest cottage in his royal carriage, with an armed escort waving bright banners, that too would overwhelm her. He did not want a cringing subject. He wanted a lover, an equal. He wanted her to forget that he was a king and she a humble maiden and to let shared love cross the gulf between them. For it is only in love that the unequal can be made equal. (as quoted in Disappointment with God )
To really learn to love God, we have to learn to embrace everything that He offers us. He doesn't offer a life filled with fear and regrets. He offers a relationship filled with love and interdependence.
The hardest part for me to accept is His shameless freedom. He doesn't just take my sin and rearrange it to make it more manageable. When Jesus died on the cross, that was God violently dealing with and completely eliminating my debt of sin! My sins tell me to be ashamed and to be condemned. His blood COMMANDS me to be free!
There has never been any kind of love deeper than the love of God for me. He allowed His Son to die so I could live. His passion for my heart and life can never be questioned.
T.R.A.I.L.
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