Desire to be Pursued

I saw a movie the other night that got me thinking. What is it about those romantic movies that makes women want to see them?  Why do our hearts flutter when the handsome guy declares his love for the girl?  How does a movie like that make you feel good all over and leave you wanting more?  I think it is because all women have a longing in them to be desired and pursued.  We all want someone to fall for us and treasure us for who we are.  It is built into us like a function of the brain, or perhaps the heart.  Often times we enter into relationships where a guy does pursue us and it makes us feel valuable and special.  In a lot of cases we get married to a pursuer that treats us as if we are the most important thing to them.  Often times, as life gets in the way, the pursuit lessens and we don't feel as special anymore.  Perhaps, the guy even takes on new pursuits that leave us hurt and feeling less special than when we began with them.  There are many great guys out there that give their relationships the greatest of effort and do their best to meet their wives needs.  The problem is that even the great guys are not equipped fully to meet every need that a woman has.

This is where my thoughts took me as I tried to figure out the impact of the movie. My conclusion became that we are created with a longing that no man can fill.  This is horrible news if you have been searching for that or if you are in a relationship holding out all hope that one day your man would learn.  It is fantastic news, however, if you realize that God created us with this longing that only He can fill.  We can search for it all of our earthly lives only to come up empty handed.  That is, unless we realize it now and give ourselves to the one pursuer that will never fail us.  Think about it for a minute.  As women we long to be held and desired not for what we can do but just for who we are.  We long for affirmation and unconditional love no matter what our failures may be.  We long for acceptance and security, knowing that we will never be left and never be alone.  We want to know that someone else desires us, continually pursues us and can't get us out of their head.  When we see that kind of thing in a movie or read it in a book we get all weak in the knees and have to resist the urge to fall for the actor who is (pretending to be) that kind of guy. 

As I fall deeper in love with my Saviour I realize that He is everything I have ever longed for and more.  He is everything I desire.  He is always there to hold me whether I need to be held in times of sorrow or just want to spend time with Him growing.  He has pursued me all my life to get me to this point with Him and He doesn't stop pursuing me.  He takes me deeper and shows me more and more of Himself.  When I listen to Him I only hear passionate love for me. Every bit of what He speaks is filtered through a heart of love for me.  Even the challenges and discipline are never harsh, never rude, but always patient and kind. 

If we truly believed this about Our God then we would run to Him and let Him love us as only He can love us.  Do you believe you are loved passionately by Him?  Does your heart really believe it?  Run to Him and let Him heal your hurts with His love.  Let Him tell you how passionately He has pursued you.  Fall into His arms and give in to His amazing love.  You cannot help but be changed.  When you know how He loves you then you will walk in a new way.  You will become the woman you are meant to be.  And you will not try to fill that void with anything but Him.