One thing I pray for daily is that the Lord will continue to rise up in me a further love and joy for my bride-to-be that will amaze her daily. That He will teach me to both create and look forward to instances that allow me to demonstrate the depths of my love and the length of my forgiveness for Stacy (and pray she’ll forgive me!). I seek to surprise her and to pursue her and to woo her – even if I already “have” her.
While wanting to amaze Stacy daily is all fine and well, I didn’t realize the spiritual significance of it until I was praying last week. See, the Lord pursues us as His bride much like I want to pursue Stacy as mine. He wants to woo our hearts, and amaze us with His Spirit and blessings. Just as I want to have an outpouring of love over Stacy daily, regardless of circumstance, Christ is seeking to pour out over us daily, regardless of circumstance. Christ’s pursuit for us is an active effort (assuming we allow it).
For example, in the parable about the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:20, the Father only caught a glimpse of his son coming home, and he was on his feet running toward his son to love on him. That’s an active love. The father wasn’t going to wait around for his son to get there, he was going out to meet him as soon as he could.
There are many times I feel so undeserving of blessings, but I felt this was a way in which the Lord spoke to me so I would understand – our Father just wants to pour out over us solely because He delights in His creation.