Jesus said to me, “I want all of you.”
I said, “Here are my Sunday mornings.”
“Thanks,” he replied, “but I want all of you.”
“Ok here are my Wednesday nights too”, I replied.
“That’s great, but I want all of you” he insisted.
Reluctantly I replied ,“Ok, I get it. Here is the music I listen to, the movies I watch, my hobbies, and… here, here’s some money too.”
“Thanks, but I already owned all of that,” he replied. “I want all of you.”
“Well now you’re just being greedy,” I replied.
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In The Notebook, when Noah finally comes to a point where he’s done settling for just a little bit of Allie, everyone and their mother began to wipe tears away as they watched Noah say, “So it’s not gonna be easy. It’s going to be really hard; we’re gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, everyday. You and me… everyday.”
Clap, clap, clap, bravo, sniff, clap, clap, tweet, gush, clap, hug, clap…
PEOPLE EAT THAT UP in a romantic comedy, but when God asks for the same thing from us we become offended!
When Noah demands all of Allie’s love, it results in sixteen awards at the box office.
When God asks for all of my love, I want to barter with him at times.
We humans are frustrating creatures, far too easily pleased.
Yet he pursues us still.
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