“And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. (Luke 15:20, NKJV)
Walking into church for choir practice, I noticed a dear friend I'd not seen in close to 3 years across the crowded room. We hugged and caught as best we could with the little time we had that morning. After practice was over, I noticed something. For three years, I had her contact information in my addressbook. That day, she and I reconnected after a long time apart. That's the way we are with the Lord at times. We don't think He hears our prayers. And if He hears them, we don't think He answers them . . . because they're not answered in the way we want. Just like Martha and I reconnected, we eventually reconnect with God. Today my friend, let me encourage you to reconnect with the One who loves you more than any human ever can.
Father, help us reconnect with You. Help us to know that when our prayers aren't answer in acordance to our ways, You know what's best. In Jesus Name, amen.
Beautiful reminder of the importance of relationships--with friends and with God. Thank you, Jamie!
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of a song that I love. I Miss My Time with You talks about how God waits for us each day to come to Him and how He misses us.
ReplyDeleteVery insightful, Jamie. In our human friendships either person can "drift" from the other but in our relationship with God, we are the only ones who drift. God always stands ready to bring us back into communion with Him. Now that's a beautiful divine connection! :)
ReplyDeleteJamie! This is wonderful. I love the example you gave to remind us of how excited the Lord is when we call out His Name once again. Thank you. Beautiful post. Love you!
ReplyDeleteSo grateful He never gets tired of me! Love you!
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