So I read through Hosea chapters 1-4 this morning and I am also reading Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. It is a novel that is based on the story of Hosea & Gomer. As I have read through them, I have seen a better picture of the magnitude of my unfaithfulness to God. After He has done so many things to bless me and after He has already traded His Son's life for mine, I still fail to give Him the glory, honor and praise He deserves. I worship myself above Him and I refuse to place all my faith in the One who created faith. I am nothing more than an adulturer betraying her loyal, loving husband. Except I have abandoned my Creator. The Creator who initiated the biggest love story ever with me. Sometimes it is just hard for me tjo see it--or feel it, even. I wish I could continually see my life as a big romance with the Lord....
Shouldn't I jump out of bed every morning excited to spend another day with Him? Shouldn't my quiet time each day be the most intimite and also the most exciting part of my day? Throughout the busiest parts of my day, shouldn't He consume my thoughts? Shouldn't I catch myself smiling for no reason? Shouldn't I get upset and anxious when we don't get to spend time talking? Shouldn't I listen like everything in me yearns to hear what He has to say? Shouldn't I want to tell everybody how lucky I am to have Him in my life?
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