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The Great Pursuit

    One topic that captures the interest of many people in this world is dating and romantic relationships. When daring to explore this topic in the word, the Lord took me someplace I didn't expect. He showed me the emphasis that is often put on this area. It's a topic people love to discuss and meditate on. It is also very distracting. Many of us spend too much time taking on the search for a companion on our own. While I would agree that it is good to have an idea of what you're looking for in a mate, I don't think our lives should be dictated by this pursuit. Our lives should be dictated by the pursuit of Jesus.


Hebrews 12:1-2 Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame and has sat down at the right hand of God’s throne. (HCSB)

    When we put everything we've got into pursuing Him, we don't even have to worry about finding someone for ourselves. Jesus does all the work for us while we are busy pursuing Him. Would you rather be with someone who is spending their life seeking out a man or a woman, or someone who is seeking an everlasting God? This is why the first commandment is to love the Lord with all your heart and the second is to love your neighbor as yourself. You cannot do the second without having done the first! If you want someone who will love you like that, then you must find someone who loves Him more.  Jesus comes first in everything. Chase Him and His righteousness and let Him do the rest.  

Matthew 22:36-39 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” (NIV)

2 Timothy 2:22 Flee from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. (HCSB)

“A woman’s heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her.” – Max Lucado

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