Given this accreditation, I asked myself, what do you do when you really love someone?
As I began to study and look about information and publications on love and relationships, I found a common denominator. It didn''t matter if the relationship was new, or if the relationship celebrated 70 years of marriage, the one thing they all did was to continue to date. What happens on a date? How does it all take place? Usually if it is to be special, the meeting is pre-planned. It is orchestrated, it is thought out, and there is an expectant end. The couple is alone, even if they are in a busy restaurant; it seems as if it's just the two of them. The hustle and bustle of the crowd seems to go unnoticed as the couple talk with each other and communion one with another. Surprises are planned, hands are held, and at the end of the date, a kiss of affection is given to say, "I did this all for you!"
Whether you are single or married, realize that God desires to "date you".
What do you mean, Brian? Well I am glad you asked me. One gets a phone call saying, "Would you like to have dinner with me?" And the meeting is planned. God has pre-planned the meeting with you: Jeremiah 29:11 says, "For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord…" He has orchestrated your life "to give you an expected end". God calls us to be alone with Him in the beauty of Holiness, for God cannot dwell where there is sin. "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord" 2 Corinthians 6:17 Have you ever felt like everyone has left you and that you are all alone and there is no one else to talk to but God? That was Him divinely setting a "date with you" to woo you closer to Him.
Even though the hustle and bustle of the world is about you, it seems like there is no one else around but you and Him.
Then just when you think it's all over and everything will come crashing down around you, God surprises you with a gift of health, or a sane mind, or a situation solved, a problem averted. That is His way of saying He can provide ALL that you need. And as you sit in awe of what just happened and reflect on how He brought you through, He gently leans over and kisses you saying, "I did this all for you." The sunset was for you, the provision was for you, the stranger offering you encouragement out of the blue was for you, and Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross, the beating He took, the humiliation He suffered, the separation from His Father, and the anguish God felt as He watch us crucify His only son, it was all for you!
God wants to date you, daily.
He says, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him and will sup with him and he with me." Revelation 3:20 How is he calling you? Is it through a circumstance, a job loss, a death of a family member, or is it just a still small voice that keeps saying, "I am waiting for you? Come unto me if you are heavy laden and burdened and I will give you rest." Whatever way it is, answer the phone, and simply say, "Lord, I'm available to YOU!"
