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Relentless Pursuit

Josh and I visited a church downtown tonight called Solid Rock. We've been watching their podcasts, and our Sunday evening was open tonight, so we decided to go in-person. The Solid Rock community is very Portland-hipster-trendy, which if you know me is... so... NOT me :) BUT we've been hearing from God through JohnMark's teaching, and enjoyed sitting together through the service (after me mis-directing us with Josh's iphone-google-directions, hunting for parking, paying for parking, and remembering why we don't spend much time downtown ;) ).


The service was non-coincidentally tailored for us. God had orchestrated the teaching, the music, and the timing of it to greatly touch my husband's heart. God has been doing that lately! He's been weaving messages to my husband through the teaching of multiple teachers from completely separate churches, and bringing specific songs to the surface that deeply connect with the movements of Josh's heart. God has been putting people, events, and whispers of His intentional love into place. God has granted me the privilege of a front row seat: to watch His RELENTLESS pursuit of more and more of my husband's heart!

My man was amazing when I married him, and I've been madly in love with him since months after we met. I am simply in awe as I watch my Creator cultivate this amazing man, shaping and molding him for SUCH great things. Over and over again God whispers to me, and shows me through His obvious (to me) orchestrating, how much he loves him! God is, with immense love, chasing after my husband :)

What struck me tonight during church was that God is after ALL of us like that. Most of the time we are not fully aware of His pursuit in our own lives. Some of us can't see it at all, we have things blocking our view. Some of us want to see/feel His pursuit, and some of us see/feel it but are ignoring it. Some of us just aren't looking for it. Sometimes God is obvious in His pursuit, and sometimes more subtle... but He is after ALL OF US.

"For God so loved the WORLD..." (John 3:16)

" For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."  (Romans 8:38-39)

This is not a past-tense love, at arm's length... I was overcome tonight with the realization that God loves ME enough to PURSUE ME with His love.
He is overflowing with love for us, in unstoppable, relentless pursuit!
Let's ask Him to unveil our eyes, that we might see His love more fully!




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  1. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2013 at 8:48 AM

    Some beautiful things very well said. Thnx, uncle R.

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