I was listening to my music in the car last night and a line from a (non-Christian) song sings, “you desire my attention but deny my affection”. I thought about this concept in relation to our relationships with God.
We desire His attention. We want Him to hear our prayers, protect our family, provide for us, bless us… We’ll gladly accept any of His attention. But do we deny his affections? Do we reject the way He loves us?
What about when he leads us somewhere that will protect our future…do we go willingly or hesitate, question, and resist? What about when He assures us that He created us just the way we are on purpose…do we accept ourselves for what we are or constantly berate ourselves over our weight or height or big nose or flabby arms or wrinkles or our personality. Do we believe that He loves us unconditionally and throughout our circumstances or do we question His love when things get tough? What about how he promises to provide for us…do we accept that offer of love or reject it and try to manage life ourselves?
God shows His love for us in so many different ways but so often we fail to accept it. Most of the time, it’s pride or a lack of faith that causes us to think we’re not good enough for God’s love or that we can handle our lives on our own.
Think about one of your most important relationships. How would you feel if that person consistently rejected your love for them? What type of consequences would that have for the relationship? Would it grow you closer or push you apart?
I can’t imagine how I would feel if my husband or sister or best friend only cared for my attention and then rejected all my acts of love towards them. It’s no way to be in a relationship and that exactly what this whole Christianity thing is all about-our personal relationship with God.
Find a new way to accept God’s love for you today. Accept that He will provide for you and bask in the peace that will bring to your life. Accept that when you go through trials, God is teaching you and molding you and loving you through it all. Accept that your self-esteem doesn’t matter because God esteems you as His child. Accept that He loves you and let it be enough.
in Him,
Jill
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