obsessive

As the mother of two teen-aged daughters this really made me think... and repent. And pray for God to make me even more deeply in love with Him.

From chapter eight of Francis Chan's book Crazy Love:

"If a guy were dating my daughter but didn't want to spend the gas money to come and pick her up or refused to buy her dinner because it cost too much, I would question whether he were really in love with her. In the same way, I question whether many American church-goers are really in love with God because they are so hesitant to do anything for Him."

Take a little trip down memory lane... to what it was like when you were first dating your true love. How you would drive any distance. Spend your last dollar carelessly on anything and everything for anything that he would even take a second glance at. Talk for endless hours on the phone. Spend hours doing anything that may make him happy (this may or may not include attempting to prepare a meal that may or may not have been the worst tasting food you may or may not have ever eaten). Remember? :o)

Lord, please help me to obsessively love you.