Recently, a friend of mine told me that he just told his girlfriend about about some mistakes he had made and what his lifestyle was like prior to them dating. He said when he told her, the relationship made a turn for the worse. He said that she was just so hurt when he told her what he had done and she could no longer trust him. And he said that telling her that was one of the hardest things he had to do and couldn't deal with the fact that his past actions is hurting her. All he could say is, "Man, I'm so sorry for doing that. It hurts me seeing that what I did is hurting her."

It made me wonder... do we feel the same way when we sin against God? Are we truly hurting inside when we know that we are turning away from our Lord? Why is it that Christians can say all the time that, "Christianity isn't a religion, it's a relationship"... but not treat is as such?

Thank the Lord that He still pursues us.



John Mark McMillan writes of this love so well in this song... it's been done by a few artists now.

He is jealous for me,
Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,
Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.
When all of a sudden,
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,
And I realize just how beautiful You are,
And how great Your affections are for me.

Pre-Chorus:
And oh, how He loves us so,
Oh how He loves us,
How He loves us all

Chorus 1:
Yeah, He loves us,
Whoa! how He loves us,
Whoa! how He loves us,
Whoa! how He loves.
Yeah, He loves us,
Whoa! how He loves us,
Whoa! how He loves us,
Whoa! how He loves.

Verse 2:
We are His portion and He is our prize,
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,
If grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking.
So Heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss,
And my heart turns violently inside of my chest,
I don’t have time to maintain these regrets,
When I think about, the way…

Isn't it amazing the depths of the love our God has for us?

Hope you're having a fantastical day.