Applying Life Situations
So I was sitting there tonight at church watching one of my old friends and his new girlfriend. It's a really long complicated story, but I sat there and watched the way they acted with each other, laughed with each other, and looked at each other. And I thought back and said to myself "you know, I remember the way he acted with me, laughed with me, and looked at me." I have to admit, it stung a little.
Then I thought about how much that could apply to my spiritual life. It hit me that we do that to Jesus so often. We're totally in love with him, laughing with him, being with him, looking to him for everything. Then all the sudden this new guy comes along in our lives and we stop looking at Jesus the way we did and we don't want to be with him like we did. Instead, we pour all of that love into this new guy. It must hurt Jesus so much more than it even hurts me. I hope I always remember this feeling and I hope I never let my love for Jesus die and be put into a relationship with a guy instead ... I never want to be responsible for hurting Jesus in the same way I've been hurt by this guy. After all, Jesus loves me so much more than I could ever have loved a boy. How much more would that hurt him than it has me?
Then I thought about how much that could apply to my spiritual life. It hit me that we do that to Jesus so often. We're totally in love with him, laughing with him, being with him, looking to him for everything. Then all the sudden this new guy comes along in our lives and we stop looking at Jesus the way we did and we don't want to be with him like we did. Instead, we pour all of that love into this new guy. It must hurt Jesus so much more than it even hurts me. I hope I always remember this feeling and I hope I never let my love for Jesus die and be put into a relationship with a guy instead ... I never want to be responsible for hurting Jesus in the same way I've been hurt by this guy. After all, Jesus loves me so much more than I could ever have loved a boy. How much more would that hurt him than it has me?