these past few days i've realized how easily i give my heart away. to things, to causes, to people. i was talking over dinner with some good friends of mine and after realizing this, they said something that has been stuck in my mind ever since: jesus is a better lover.
it's true that these things are attractive. it's often both good and attractive to pour yourself out in service, or to your roommates, or to another human being. but ultimately, these things will all fail, because they are less than perfect. they hold attraction, but the attraction of Jesus is greater, and only HE can love us perfectly. a cause cannot serve you back, and another person will always make mistakes. the love that these things can give back to us is finite, and if we put our ultimate hope and our heart in them, we will always be disappointed.
but jesus is a better lover. so i'll pour myself out to the Lord, the one who is trustworthy and perfect in his ability to superscede my most ambitious hopes, while at the same time, continuing secondarily to invest in those relationships which by nature of their imperfection push me more toward Him. "and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." philippians 4:7
love,
tracey
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