My Love Commitment
Love is a commitment
to look out for the best interest
of the loved one,
to give sacrificially and one’s best
to the relationship.
God demonstrated His committed love
when Jesus entered our world,
experiencing life as a man,
relating to us in our brokenness,
so that He could provide us
with the costliest gift of all time,
His death in our place,
His life’s blood as payment-in-full
for the opportunity we now have
of accessing
a forever relationship with God,
something we forfeited
by our willful ways.
My love has been a less committed love.
It’s reeked of selfishness
when I’ve not consulted Him about my dreams,
complained about His modus operandi,
questioned His timing,
insisted on my way,
failed to express my gratitude,
shirked my responsibility to share Jesus
with those in need,
not sought to spend time with Him
or learn from Him.
I wonder why
He continues to pursue
a relationship with one so fickle,
so distracted by others’ promises
of things that do not satisfy.
I wonder why my response to Him
falls so short of total embrace,
full-hearted surrender,
and
loving obedience.
It’s His faithfulness, not mine,
that provides me with
another opportunity
to take His hand and say “I do”
to His invitation
to a forever relationship.
By Twila Charles Leichty