Recently I have asked several ladies what it would be like if you woke up, your husband woke up and you didn't say a word to each other. He didn't acknowledge your presence. He sat across from you drinking his coffee, checking his Facebook. He calmly went into the kitchen and washed his dishes. He got his shower, he bumped into you on his way to get dressed, but didn't say a thing. He left for work, never texted during the day to see how you were doing or see if you needed anything from the store. He came home, ate dinner, didn't say thank you, didn't say anything for that matter. Read a little, watched a movie, never once asking what you'd like to do for the evening. Then he goes to bed. You being a good wife, think that perhaps he is deep in thought so you don't want to disturb him. You let him go. The next day he does the same thing all over again. I don't care how good of a wife you are, by this time you begin to wonder what is wrong with you. You glance in the mirror to see if you have some terrible something wrong with your face, nothing you look the same as normal. You tentatively raise your arm and sniff at your body but everything there seems to be ok. I daresay any of else would let this behavior go for more than a couple of days, actually after an hour of this behavior we would probably be looking at our husbands and say, "Look Bub! What's up?!" Or something less nicer. You wouldn't let your husband completely ignore you. You wouldn't let him get away with that. You might begin to think there is something wrong with you. You have given your life for this guy. Sure, you could have had ANY guy on the planet but you graciously chose him . . . well, in all honestly you were thrilled when he asked you, but still, you know you're not ugly, you know you are a decent and albeit somewhat pretty woman. There ARE other fish in the sea but when he asked, you were thrilled to say yes! Now, this is the man you cook for, you clean for, you don't look at other hot guys with their six packs because of him. You don't dream about other guys because of him. You have given up a lot for him. And he is completely ignoring you! Very few of us would let this go on for more than the morning. Oh they may get by with it because of work and needing to be on time but at the end of the day if he hadn't said a word, buddy it would be ON!
Now, let me ask you. How do you think God feels when you wake up. Your hair is a wreck, it's sideways and up ways, and thisaways and not the way it should be. You take your bad breath and stumble into the bathroom and brush those teeth God has given you. Now you can talk without fear of knocking anyone out, but do you take the time to praise the God who made you . . . no you completely ignore Him. You start the coffee and sit down with that beautiful cup of chai tea so hot, and steamy, and creamy and delicious and never once thank Him for providing it. You eat your breakfast and don't stop to thank Him . . . maybe you do. Maybe you have the decency to pause and offer a trite thank you to the God of all heaven who cares about the smallest details of your life. By this time, you realize you have spent more time on Facebook and Candy Crush than you should have so you rush in to the bed room and pick out your clothes. You hurriedly take your shower, throw on your clothes and go out the door. You never stop to read your bible. You never stop to take time with the One who cares more for you than His own life itself. You may pause and think you need to spend time with God and that you'll do that when you get home. You go throughout your day. You pause for lunch, but not to pray. You rush home and make dinner for the starving natives. You help the children through their homework. You find your day slowing down but do you stop to think that this would be a great time to read your bible and spend time with the Beloved? No, that tv show is calling your name and it is so loud you can't hear your Savior, gently calling and pleading to spend time with you. You watch that show, do the dishes and get ready for bed. Never once spending real time thinking about the God who not only saved you from hell but saved you to have a deep and meaningful relationship with Him. You go to bed, wake up and do the whole thing again, tomorrow, the next day and the next. Oh you're a good little christian though, because YOU go to church and even help in the nursery! But you never feel God's presence on a day to day basis. You never know the peace that comes from spending time with God and giving God complete control of you life, thoughts, actions, attitude, day, etc. You live a less than mediocre life, you die, and you get to heaven.
There you see your Savior. The One who not only knew how many hairs you have on your head but gave numbers to each of them. The One who said that He knew when a sparrow fell to the ground but that you meant more to Him than many sparrows. The One who was more of a friend to you than a brother. He let you completely ignore Him day to day and still loved you and did things for you and was there when you needed Him! The One who said willingly gave His life for you. You see the wounds in His hands that speaks to that sacrifice for you. You see His lovely face. Your eyes connect with His but you look away. You realize you spent more of your life with Facebook than His Book. You realize you spent more time talking on the phone telling your friends your problems than you did on your knees telling the One who could handle the problem. You realize that so much of your life was wasted . . . the relationship you could have had . . . the people He wanted you to tell about Him are lost and in Hell . . . simply because you did not spend time with Him like he so desperately wanted you to!
You know the cool thing is . . . this is all hypothetical . . . you're not in heaven. You are here on earth. There is still time, yet even today to start to spend quality time with the One who loves you more than anyone could ever love you!
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