V-Day with HIM #MyFirstLove

“On the road to destiny, God has already factored in your stupidity.”

CAUGHT THAT. HEARD YOU. Lol. Say less.

Can we talk about the G-O-D’s everlasting, unwavering, undying love for a moment?

Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
Oh, it chases me down, fights 'til I'm found, leaves the ninety-nine
I couldn't earn it, and I don't deserve it, still, You give Yourself away
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God, yeah

This is one of my absolute favorite gospel songs. This was a favorite of mine before I even knew the words. Our first love, Jesus Christ.

I spent this Valentine’s with Him.

One of the promises I have for myself, and that I consistently remind myself of is to set my sights on Him. Despite worldly pleasures, distractions, and sorrows, it is ALL because of Him. The type of love God has for us is incomparable, and the way He loves us, is the way He expects us to love ourselves, and love our neighbor. Really, there is an entire book about it. The season of love is far from over when the love of Christ reigns supreme over our heart and actions. 

1 Corinthians 13: 6-8 (NIV) 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.

I think the reason this song moves me so much is because of how undeserving we are. We can be the most unappreciative group of people sometimes! This is the whole Lord whom died for our sins. The whole Lord who chose to experience the human plight to feel closer to us. This is our whole Father who opened the gates to the Kingdom of Heaven so that we can join him in peace one day. Yet, as lovers, children, and humans do, our rose-colored gaze is sometimes hindered by secular advances.

Not to worry! That’s why the Lord, our God, is our God. He knows we are born sinners, and He understands that a life of sin is inevitable. There have been so many times that I have just felt immense guilt, and doubt based on the fact that I felt as though I may have ruined my trajectory, and altered my path. When I heard that God already accounts for our stupidity. I CAUGHT THAT! I caught that at the pitchers’ mound.

Oh, have I been stupid. I know I am not the only one. I am a well-thought individual, however, even then, there are situations I know could have been executed differently. There were roads less traveled that I could have ventured upon. There were visions revealed to me that I jumped the gun on. All, if not, most of these situations left me with that gut-wrenching pit of anxiety that begged and urged me to wonder “What if?” at all hours of the night. I think that’s natural when we hold ourselves to certain standards. However, there was never an answer that was quite sufficient when I deduced, and rationalized what happens when we make a lesser decision.

Like most of us, I have seen it played out in numerous fashions in the Bible. David and Saul has always been one of my prime examples. However, one theme that remains consistent in the Bible is that when God makes a promise or provides a revelation, it always comes with a wait. As someone who has grown a lot of patience [see previous posts], and sustains my patience through Faith, nothing felt more promising than knowing, wholeheartedly, that despite circumstance nothing is upheld more to those who have Faith than the promises of God.

Em, that’s a word. I felt that.

I’ll repeat it one more time:

Despite circumstance nothing is upheld more to those who have Faith than the promises of God. -Uju

As mentioned in my last post, this season of love has been nothing short of magical, and not for the reasons you may think. Although we can’t earn it, we could never deserve it, and regardless of how reckless we can be: God bestows His love unto us for all to revel. This Valentine’s Day I continued to set my sights on him, as the rest of the year, because like any great love, He deserves adoration and appreciation more than anyone else.