How incredible is it to know that Jesus’ love for us will never fail.  He will be with us as we walk through the valley of the shadow of death.  His desire is to see us mature in his unfailing love.  He wants to see us grow as we would watch our children grow.  His whole purpose for us following him is not to make him the center of attention, rather it is so he can draw nearer to us.  He knows that in order for us to experience this unfailing love we must live our life being created in his image.  Only through living close to how Christ did allows us the type of intimacy Jesus requires.  He is constantly chasing us and staying in our lives.  If you ever stop to look around, you would see the miracles of life and love he performs daily.  We are always looking for these big bangs, but in the truth of Christ, he desires for us to slow down and hear his still and quiet voice.  His choices for us are to strengthen us and bless us and even through our darkest hours he can shine His light. There is so much in this world that can bring us down and also there is so much good stuff in this world we can sometimes lose our focus on our relationship with Jesus.  It is funny how our relationship with him mirrors that of our friends and as we grow closer, it mirrors the relationships of our loved ones.  I have been trusting God lately in my life with everything and just have been openly ready to see what he requires.  My time with him is becoming more and more relational and less and less HAVE TO.  My life with Christ, through reading, prayer and meditation is full speed ahead and has become a WANT TO in my life.  I will lay all of my trust in Jesus because it is through the unfailing love of the the Most High that I will not be shaken.  Amen!