Love Jesus

I was in Sarasota this weekend at a friend's wedding. I was talking to one of the groomsmen, who is doing a ministry/discipleship program in northern California, about what he would like to do when he finishes and goes back to England. Suddenly he turns the question on me and says: "What do you want to do?" I was a bit stunned by his question. I am frequently asked what my plans are but not many people ask what I want to do. I spoke about my desire to disciple young adults and the passion I have for encouraging people in their walks of faith but somehow my words felt shallow. I kept thinking about his question in the back of my mind feeling I hadn't answered it in a satisfactory way (at least not satisfactory to me).

Last night as I was laying in bed, everything being so quiet, reviewing in my head everything that had happened during the weekend I thought: "All I want to do is love Jesus!!" Sure there are works that He has for me to do, and things I am excited about doing but I want to love Jesus more than anything else... that's the cake! Works is the frosting/icing.

I think that's what God has liked the most this year. I had forgotten about being His above all else. He has been claiming my affections again, as the loving Husband and Father He is.

"'Therefore, behold, I will allure her, will bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfort to her... And it shall be, in that day', says the Lord, 'that you will call Me 'My Husband,' and no longer call Me 'My Master,' I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and justice, in lovingkindness and mercy; I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness, and you shall know the Lord.'" Hosea 2:14,16,19,20