He never gives up, no, He never lets go.

How many times have you heard someone say that they have a good relationship with God? That their relationship with God is their priority?
How many times have you said that?

....Have you ever stopped and asked yourself if it's true?

I'm not saying that I'm not guilty of letting those words roll off my tongue without a thought. I certainly am, and in fact, I may be the very worst about it. But, I have to wonder, what would God be saying about that if we could hear Him speak? After all, He is always with us. He's always listening, watching.

What would you say?

Picture it. You have been following the one you love around for as long as you can remember. You love him/her with your whole heart, and you know that you are meant to be together. You've forgiven every fault they have and you just love them to their very core. Sometimes, they act like they love you, too. Those are the best times, because you get to be close to them, and hear them talk directly to you. They even listen to you sometimes, and get to know you. But then, they drop you once again, for the next "shiny" thing that they happen to find. It kills you to see them go off the right track, and you advise them against it, but they ignore you. Soon, it's been days, weeks, months, since they've talked to you. You stay right beside them, though, because you love them that much. Some people lead them further off track. Those people ask about you, but the one you love stands there and denies knowing you. Or maybe they don't deny you with their words, but their actions certainly deny any type of a relationship with you. Weeks later, a different group of people approaches your beloved. This group is a better influence, and they like you. When the group asks this person, the one that you've been following for years and years, about you, he says, "We have a wonderful relationship. I love her more than anything, she's beautiful and amazing. Let me tell you all about her, I know her so well."
    So? What would you say?

The thing is, we do that to God all the time. It's sad. I hate that I do it, but I do. You know what's amazing, though?
                There He is. Right beside me.

In spite of the fact that I run away from Him, deny Him, and even sometimes lie about the strength of my relationship with Him. …He still loves me.
It makes me want to know God more. To listen to what He has to say, and learn from His ultimate wisdom. I want to know His love as intimately as I possibly can. To follow in His very footsteps and never leave His warm embrace.
Would you like to come along with me?

"For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever." -1 John 2:16-17