Young girls can be very protective of their best friend
relationships and not often willing to open up their “magic circle” to any and every
one. But often there’s that one kid who would try to butt in. That kid who everyone
would try to avoid and never invite to join anything because she was too nerdy,
and clingy, and not very cool.
Do you remember that kid? Or could it be that you were, “that kid?”
If you were “that kid”, you certainly aren’t anymore. You grew
up and from that childhood experience you learned a few lessons.
Over time you learned to fake it; to pretend that it didn’t
matter if you weren’t one of the cool kids and no one wanted to be your friend;
to hide your neediness behind a mask of either brashness or indifference.
Then you met JESUS, and you are now hiding behind Him. You have
the “just JESUS and me” religious syndrome.
But deep inside you are still longing to be accepted by
others, longing to be a BFF, longing to be a special someone to someone,
longing to be included.
Well, child of GOD, here’s some good news!
As a believer and sibling of the Firstborn SON, being clingy
and needy doesn’t make you an outlier. Instead, these are just the right qualities
to fully enjoy membership in your Heavenly Father’s “Divine It Club.”
You aren’t expected to bury neediness, or vulnerability, or
weakness, or longings for acceptance and love behind a closed door.
GOD loves clingy, needy people!
At some point in His Creation plan, GOD looked down the
corridors of time and chose you to be one of his own children for whom He would
sacrifice His Son (Ephesians
1:4-5.)
GOD did not choose any for being strong, independent, smart,
witty, a great conversationalist, good-looking, a chic dresser, or able to boast
to having several thousand Instagram followers. You may well be all of these things and more,
but those are not the reasons GOD picked you.
GOD chose you, by His Sovereignty, because you were lost in
darkness and needed saving and direction; and so GOD sent His SON. It was what
He wanted and what pleased Him (Ephesians
1:4-5.)
JESUS’ mission, as the human representative on earth of our
GOD and Father, is to both rescue you and teach you how to live as one of GOD’s
Holy family (John
7:16.)
GOD isn’t impressed by the “have it all together” person you
present to the world; He wants the person you become as the elect child of GOD
in CHRIST JESUS (Ephesians
1:4,) and born again by His Spirit (John
3:5-6.)
Salvation brings a new way of living that every child of GOD
has to learn, and JESUS is the Divine tutor.
“Accept my teachings and learn from me, because I am
gentle and humble in spirit, and you will find rest for your lives.” Matthew
11:29
“…He (JESUS) will not reject nor cast out those who are…otherwise
weak, fearful, and despairing. They are rather the very persons in whom he will
exercise and manifest the power of His resurrection...” "Praying
the Gospels with Martin Luther: Finding Freedom in Love" by Paul W. Meier
To be continued….
Prayer and Thanksgiving: Our Father. Thank
you for YOUR Divine grace through JESUS CHRIST who guides us in the mysteries
of living as YOUR elect children, teaching us not to despise weakness and neediness
but to understand that becoming like little children is honoring to our LORD
and Savior, JESUS CHRIST, in whose Name we pray. Amen!
Always by God’s Word and prayer,
Cecile
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