ALL OR NOTHING.
November 2011
Some say that “God wants to have all of me,” and it’s often said in a way that leaves me feeling like if I’m not willing to give God all of me, He doesn’t want any of me.
But what if God’s really in love with me and He’s willing to take what He can get?
What if He’ll stop at nothing to get what He wants, and He’ll even take the seconds, scraps, and leftovers?
A God who wants all or nothing sounds like a God who’s never been in love before.
But a God who’ll take what He can get? He’s blinded by love and has a plan for me — a plan He has no intention of messing up, regardless of how much I do or don’t give Him.
This God doesn’t need me to prove anything.
He wants to give, not take.
Perhaps if I want to experience the good things He has for me, I need to open my hands so I can receive them.
Maybe I need to let go of whatever I’m hanging on to.
The God I’ve experienced is in it for the long haul. He doesn’t require that I be willing to give Him everything all at once. He’s far less concerned about what I can give Him than He is about what He wants to give me.
He’s in love.
He isn’t trying to trick me or ask me to prove I’m worth loving.
He just loves me.
He says I’m enough.
And goes to great lengths to show me that there’s nothing I need to do or think or believe to deserve or be worthy of such ridiculousness.