Falling in love with Jesus,
Was the best thing I ever…ever done.
Falling in love with Jesus is nothing like what we
experience with another human. Which is more so a physical attraction based on a
bunch of emotional feelings, fantasies and daydreams. And given time, reality often
sets in and we can find that nothing of substance is really there. Hence, why
so many people “fall” in and out of love so very much…it’s not really love, but
more so “falling” in and out of lust or infatuation.
Before the era of text messages, emails, skype and all other
types of instant connections with each other—there was the good old telephone.
And before “call waiting” if someone were on the phone, you got a busy signal
until the line was free. I remember those days. And I remember sitting by the
phone waiting and hoping he would call. Putting life on hold, for fear I would
miss that all important call. If someone called, I would quickly tell them, “I
have to call you back!” and hang up as fast as I could. Yes, this was before
cell phones. LOL!!
My point is that even in an infatuation state of mind; we
change things around or go out of our way. Taking the chance for great
disappointment when the call takes too long to come, or never comes. Or what about when you think things are going
good and you get the talk, “I think we should see other people.” or “It’s just
not good for me.” And all this after he told you he loved you.
Some of us have met a guy and as soon as he acts as if he
might really be interested—we have planned the wedding in our minds. Some of us
were so desperate to be married, we married the wrong one and now we find
ourselves stuck in a not so happy situation.
Don’t worry, I’m not going to forget those of us, who have
made such a mess of things because we wanted to be married and felt God was
just dragging His feet. So, now we find ourselves single moms or all beat-up
emotionally. And there is still one more group—those of us who are unhappy and so
sad deep down because we are not married. We feel as though God has forgotten
us.
Well, get over it! Because God has not forgotten any of us,
we are just too busy with our own agendas, time frames and ideas. But the cure
for what ails you is—falling in love with Jesus! Problem is…we don’t want to
make change or take the time to cultivate a love relationship with Him. But let
a guy ask us out on a date, we will spend money (we don’t have) for a new
outfit, and to get our hair and nails done. We will spend hours talking about
it with girlfriends, daydreaming and planning. Sometimes it works out, but
often it is nothing like what we had fantasized or dreamed it would be. But we
don’t give up that easy. Short of him being a pig or someone who tried to rape
you…we forge on in the relationship. We are willing to invest more
time—desperation says, “Gotta make it work!”
But when it comes to time with Jesus, we are so busy and way
too tired.
And the unhappily married sisters want Jesus to do something
with your husband’s—but not necessarily do what He might say you have to do!
And the happily married sisters put everything into their husbands, neglecting (not on
purpose) a love relationship with Christ, because the man in your lives comes
first!
Sisters, if you want the best that life has to offer—you
have to get a daydream and fantasy together involving Christ! For starters, we must
agree with God that He knows best! So, if you are single, then it is His will
for you at this time. If you are in a marriage that is lacking love, kindness,
concern, financial stability, interest or an emotional connection, you must
agree with God and His Word, what your love walk is to be in this
situation! If you feel your husband is the be-all-to-end-all, then you are deceiving
yourself if Jesus isn’t more important in your life.
The second verse in the song is,
I feel protected in His arms.
In His arms never disconnected (no, no)
There’s no place I’d rather be
The more time we spend, looking at the life of Christ and
getting to know Him, the more our love for Him grows and we move over to—there’s
no place I’d rather be!
Think about it…how hard is it to fall in love with someone
who adores you? I mean adores you to the point they were willing to hang on a
Cross for you even while you were in your sin and a hot mess! How hard is it to
love One like that?
Being in love with Jesus is more than we could ever dream. The
identity and protection we find in Him, supersedes anything we might have
thought we wanted. There is no human being who can make you truly happy or
complete. Only a relationship with Christ can give you that. His love is the one
true love that builds up and never tears down. He will never leave or forsake
us. He is not moody or distant. He knows what is best for us, and what will
bring us the most joy in life on this earth. But most of all, once we really
start to fall in love with Him, our heart desires start to change. We begin to
want to please God, and be what He wants us to be. It might be a wife and
mother and it might not. You might be released from your unhappy marriage and
then again you may not. But when in love we desire to please the one we love.
How much time are you spending with Jesus?
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