god and his people.

so (like yesterday's post indicates), lately
God's been showing me a lot about
how interpersonal relationships reflect
His relationships with His people.

for instance,

i get pretty upset when i feel like the
people i love are making plans that i
could be included in that exclude me.
and that makes me realize how i hurt
God when i make plans in my life without
including Him, or listening to his direction.

and also,

i hate it when i know something about
someone--like if a friend is hurting or
something awesome happened that they're
super excited about-- that they haven't
told me. and i think it hurts God when we
don't tell Him about the things that matter
to us--He already knows, but He wants to hear
it from US.

one of my friends recently posted
about the emotional separation that
sometimes comes with distance, lack of
communication, or even just a lack of
spending time in the presence, of the
people you love. i think it really points to how
heartbroken God is when
we lose contact with Him,
put off quiet time,
forget to pray.

you know what i mean?

so besides it being amazing that God gives
us human-sized examples of how much He's
invested in relationships with us, it also exposes
how i'm falling short.

PTL for pursuing a relationship with
me, with all of us really, even though He
knows that we'll let Him down time and time again.

hey God, way to be the best at loving.