To Be Wanted

It's amazing to think about how the deepest longings of the soul are a reflection of the longings of God Himself. Like the desire to be wanted....we all want to be accepted, to be needed, to be wanted. Everyone craves to security of knowing he/she is worth something to someone. The Lord knows we need Him - even if we don't acknowledge this need. But to be wanted, He allowed the Fall. He led His chosen people through the wilderness to a new land, then into captivity, then home again over and over. All the time calling them to follow Him, yet never forcing them to. He loved them faithfully, yet allowed them the choice of whether or not they would love Him.They chose not to, and He desired them still. This loving Father then sent His Son to live and to die for all mankind that He might justly woo us to Himself.
God wants you & me to want to love Him.

Our desire to be wanted is tainted by our sin nature. We are selfish. Yet the King of Love allowed us some small inkling of how a perfect relationship should work. This desiring is not about having one's own needs filled. Remember, God doesn't need anything in us. It is about loving the other person. We all want to be accepted by other people. It feels good to be needed. It gives us something to live for, to look forward to - it gives a sense of purpose. God doesn't need any of those things from us! But He loves us and wants us anyway!

Enough to blow your mind???

Do you want to be wanted? Jesus Christ wants you more than any human ever could. He will never stop wanting you. He will fill your deepest needs.

"Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart" (Jer. 29:12-13).