True Love

Everyone longs to give himself completely to someone...to have a close, deep, soul relationship with another...to be loved thoroughly and exclusively. But God, to a Christian says...
     "No, not until you are satisfied and fulfilled and content with being loved by Me alone...with giving yourself totally and unreservedly to Me...to having an intensely personal and unique relationship with Me alone...
     "I want you to stop planning, stop wishing, and allow Me to give you the most thrilling plan existing - one that you cannot imagine. I want you to have the best. Please allow Me to bring it to you - you just keep watching Me, expecting the greatest things - keep experiencing the satisfaction that I am - keep listening and learning the things I tell you.
     "I love you, my child, and until you discover that only in Me is your satisfaction to be found, you will not be capable of the perfect human relationship I have planned for you! You will never be united with another until you are united with Me - exclusive of anyone or anything else - exclusive of any other desires or longings.
     "You just wait! That's all. Don't be anxious. Don't worry. Don't look around at what the others have gotten or what I've given them. Don't look at the things you think you want. You just keep looking off and away and up to Me or you'll miss what I want to show you with a love far more wonderful than any you would ever dream of. You see, until you are ready and the one I have for you is ready - (I am working even this minute to have both of you ready at the same time.) - Until you are both satisfied exclusively with Me and the life I have prepared for you, you won't be able to experience the love that exemplifies your relationship with Me, and this is perfect love.
     "And dear one, I want you to have this wonderful love, and to see in the flesh, a picture of your relationship with Me, and to enjoy materially and concretely the everlasting union of beauty and perfection and love that I offer you with Myself.
     "Know that I love you utterly - I am the Comforter - Believe it and be satisfied."

 - Anonymous          

The Outsiders

Over the past few weeks, Richie has mentioned several times how, as Christians, it should be obvious that 'we are not from here.' By here, I mean of this world. As Christians, it should be clear as daylight [sorry for the cliche] that we are different.

We were meant for another place. We were meant to go home. That place and home is Heaven, where we will be in the presence of our Creator...! How insane is that?!

It's so easy to get distracted though. We grow accustomed to the ways of this world, losing our passion and desire to go home. We start to blend into the crowds of the world, becoming comfortable in the flesh.
Too bad all that is temporary.

One day, we will be in a place where eternal joy resides and sin is no more.
One day, we will be home with our Father, Creator, Savior. We will be really home.

I don't really know what else to say.

Here's some music for you guys...

• "Where I Belong" - Switchfoot
• "The Outsiders" - NeedToBreathe