I just finished reading a book called "Crazy Love" by Frances Chan. He talks about the key elements of having a relationship with God as far as saying obsessed. With his notes on "fearing God" I became ingrossed in what he had to say... God doesn't want our leftovers. He doesn't want us to be lukewarm. "So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth." Revelation 3:16. God wants us to be in love with Him ~ that crazy, forgiving, undescribible love. Daily I battle denying myself (as I have mentioned many times). I crave the relationship with Him... I want Him to be the main focus of my life, not just ten minutes a day of prayer.
Fran talks about his elderly in-law. The way he describes this lady, she has the perfect servant heart ~ always making sure that God was the center of her all. He asks her if she was enjoying the theater the family had taken her to one evening... she replied, "no, not really. I'm not sure this is where I really want to be when Jesus comes back."
That statement touched me... Not often enough do I think about the home coming of Christ. Yet, the home coming is what I should be living for daily. Just as I returned to the States Tuesday night and embraced my Natalie in my arms with smiles and kisses and posters of "Welcome Home Mom!"; that too is how I want to be embraced into the arms of Christ. What a beautiful thought to some day be Welcomed Home in heaven.
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