Romans 8:38-39 NIV
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
We did some yardwork the other day since it was so beautiful outside. Birds were chirping and my ‘condo’ for bird nests is almost full. The lilacs are blooming so the fragrance when a breeze came by was just mesmerizing. My husband went to check around the pool area and found that even though we have an indoor/outdoor carpet down around the pool-grass was shooting up through the carpet! I could not believe it and had to go over to see it for myself. Sure enough, small tufts of grass were reaching for sky and sun! How does it do that? Such a tiny blade pushing up with all it’s might as a tender shoot. It makes the grass grow stronger. Stubborn!
I thought about how stubborn our God is with us. I know, stubborn is usually a negative trait, but, imagine if God was not stubborn when it comes to us. I know that if God did not keep pursuing me, I might not ever come to know Christ. I always knew there had to be more to God than the Sunday liturgy and the rule book. Many ways as I was growing up God ‘stuck His foot out in front of me’ so to speak. When I tripped, He was there with an answer. When I was in need of some type of group activity, and opportunity emerged for me to go to a Protestant church for a children’s church in an after school early release. I learned a lot there. When I was discouraged about my life, a gospel tract just happened to blow in front of me, giving me some Godly encouragement. When I was at a dead end job and just floating along on the river of life, I met a friend who invited me to church, and a relationship with Jesus. That’s when my ‘real life’ began! At every turn in my life’s road God’s Stubborn Love interfered. I’m so glad He did. It was at that church I met my dreamy husband, and got married. I found purpose, love, acceptance and the promise of life everlasting in the preaching and in the Word.
I cannot say thank you, God enough to repay Him for all His stubborn love. He say me at my worst, yet had a vision of what I could become. I am not unique. God does that for each one of us! I would like to hear how His stubborn love captured you! Write and tell me.
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