I've come to see something in this Surrender/Receiving lifestyle I've come to live in with God. He really is everything one needs or could ever want. It's from here that we begin to appreciate all the other things given to us. Receiving all as gifts instead of using someone or something to get what we need out of them.
Sitting in the Peace and rest that is God. I'm starting to see why He said it is not good that man be alone. Because what woman is, is the ultimate gift! She is the final Good of creation. And to her, man is her Good gift, to know the Father more intimately. Man shows woman the gentle but unwaivering Truth that God will never leave you nor forsake. He has given you a spirit of power, love, and self discipline, not timidity or fear. The pairing of two in marriage is more than just a celebration. It's a declaration, that "so long as I live, I will receive the gift that you are as well as give the gift of myself to you. I will Love you the best I can and learn each day to Love us better." This is the Beginning of God Love. Fully given to God. Wow. What is True Satisfaction? When all else fades and you're perfectly Ok with the least. Because it's in the Least you remember you have the most, and even when you have the most, you don't fear using it for personal gain because it has been added to You, in your fullness. So I can see why marriage is kind of difficult. When we enter it, I think it's normal to say both parties are bringing their 100%. But what if both parties brought infinity? Brought their complete lack of nothing and simply desired to add to one another, Love and affection, and bring up a family in this complete lack of nothing? This is God. He, fully in Himself, is complete. He needs NOTHING. But He desires US. The Trinity is the only completely autonomous Being known. He lacks nothing and He requires nothing to remain the same way. This is mind numbingly hard to understand. So instead, lets look at this. We, being creatures of immense need, must not only have our needs met but also our lack filled. Any level of deficiency must be met. Emotional, psychological, spiritual. But what would it look like if You entered into a relationship, lacking nothing and needing (emphasis on the word needing) nothing from whomever you're with, but desiring them in your life and desiring to give to them?! That's the level that Jesus longs to fulfill our every desire. He longs to be our every desire and fulfill them and from there, add unto us, more. This overflowing is an automatic response to our fullness. This is I think the height of our walk with Christ. That we would be so filled with Him that all other things added to us, are not just given to Him, but effectively Loved and honored and protected and appreciated. As our relationship with Jesus should be protected, so should our other relationships. This is a wild concept that I'm barely scratching the surface of. But I must say, it is well with my soul. Child Jesus, who lacking nothing, needed his Mother and Father, teach us, today, how to receive the fullness of Who You Are, and let you fully and completely fulfill our every desire, from now and throughout all eternity. Let us consider all things added unto us, a gift to be stewarded correctly. Amen and Alleluia.
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