An extract from the book "Captivating" by John and Stasi Eldredge
Not only does God longs for us, but he longs to be loved by us. Oh, how we've missed this. How many of you see God as longing to be loved by you? We see him as strong and powerful, but not as needing us, vulnerable to us, yearning to be desired.
Can there be any doubt that God wants to be sought after? The first and greatest of all commands is to love him (Mark 12:29-30, Matt 22:36-38). He wants us to love him. To seek him with all our hearts. A woman longs to be sought after, too, with the whole heart of her pursuer. God longs to be desired. Just as a woman longs to be desired. This is not some weakness or insecurity on the part of a woman, that deep yearning to be desired. "take me for longing," Alison Krauss sings, "or leave me behind."
Mary chose God, and Jesus said that is what he wanted. "Mary has chosen what is better" (Luke 10:42). She chose me (God).
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Do you know God desires you to desire him?
