dailydatewithgod

It is a little hard to grasp at the idea that God is enthralled with us.  I am not a parent, but I have heard it compared to how parents are enthralled with the newborn child.  Everything is fascinating, everything holds promise, everything is something to be proud of and marveled at.  Yet somewhere along the way the parent loses connection with the enthrallment as the child grows up. Perhaps the lack of enthrallment has less to do with the child and more to do with the parents. It is analogous as to what happens with us when we grow up.  As kids we are fascinated with the unknown until we become afraid of it.  Children find joy and marvel in what they do not know.  Adults build a life around what they do know.  Kids test things out with dogged attention sometimes over and over again to figure out how something works.  Adults are more likely to give up when it doesn’t work out the first time or fails to meet his or her expectations .  The level of enthrallment God has with God’s creation is like a child’s with the presence of life.  God never stops seeing the blessed nature with which we were created.  God is always aware of how much we are growing and becoming and does not fear the paths we travel. God holds the space for us to become tomorrow something we know nothing about today. God is the constant presence within us that does not stray no matter how many times we miss the mark.  God’s enthrallment with us is not limited by our capacity to conceive of it.  When God invites us to draw closer in our hearts each time we take a breath, it is an opportunity to see what has God so enthralled.