Why do we try so hard to impress the world? Sure they give you love and sometimes even acceptance, but all they give you is only temporary. We search everywhere, from boys to music to the "in" crowd, and back to boys. Why not search for acceptance from someone who's love stretches from the ends of the earth to the depths of the sea. We want to have people want us and be jealous of the things we have. Nahum 1:2 tells us that God is a jealous and avenging God. He is jealous of the things that take away from Him. He wants our time more than anything. He wants our acceptance into our hearts and mind and body and soul. He wants every inch of our being. Oh how we long for the world to give us someone who wants us that much. What more could we ask for though? The Creator of the Heavens and the earth, the animals and man, just wants to be friends with us. Sinful, prideful, hateful man. He wants us though because He can redeem us from it all. Everything and every aspect of your life can be cleansed by His blood and all you have to do is accept Him. My friend Elizabeth brought up a good point. Here on earth we strive to be known. We think we are cool because we are friends with this person or that person when really we should want to be friends with Him. He's been waiting all along. Why not be cool because you know the Ultimate Healer, the Father of compassion, and the God who sees me for me and loves me no less. He's just knocking at our door waiting for us to answer it and invite Him in. This man died for you and me just so we could be redeemed and have this relationship with Him. The man who could have very easily just spoke us into being as He did the world and the animals, chose to mold us and make us unique with His own hands and in His image at that. He never said it would be easy to give up the temptations of this world. In fact satan makes it look so good that you feel it's impossible to give up. God tests us. He wants to find out how much we love Him. My God is stronger than any temptations that is put before you. Why we strive to be known and viewed as important in a dark world is beyond me. Some say it's human nature. But let me tell you I'm human, but I'm also a child of God and as I said before, He rules over all...

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