Today I had one of the best mornings with Jesus in my life. Now, before this morning, I had always imagined a great morning with Jesus would be full of me getting down a deep, profound spiritual concept about God or seeing how much God loves me with a Bible story.
But this morning wasn’t “spiritual” at all — I just talked to Jesus about what I was trying to decide what kind of car I should get when I get back from the Race. I just sat there, knowing He was listening, and told him my thoughts between getting a crossover to have outdoor adventures with or getting a fun sportscar I would enjoy driving on the daily. It felt like the most unproductive morning with Jesus ever!
I was hit with this thought: why should God care? Doesnt he have the big things of this world on his mind? When I meet with God, doesn’t he just want to talk about something deeper — you know, more profound and spiritual?
But could it be that God would take time off work just to hear me talk about what car I should get? Could it be that God actually enjoys listening to me talk about superfluos things?
Here’s an example from the movie Up that reveals the Father heart of God that I just experienced:
Russell (the chubby Boy Scout kid) was telling Carl (the old guy) about his favorite moments with his dad. Russell told him that the moments he remembers the most with his dad was when he sat next to him on the curb, eating ice cream, playing a game where his dad would count the blue cars and he would count the red ones and whoever counted the most won. That simple — no strings attached, no agenda, and seemingly boring and with no purpose. It was just all about the fact that they were with each other.
Could it be that I am God’s son more than His student or project?
Could it be that God actually likes me — like, he actually enjoys me just as I am?
I know deep down that is a resounding yes. All glory to Jesus, but I love that fact that I didnt even open my bible or listened to sick worship songs this morning. It was just me and God, having a chat about the most insignificant of things. Yes, there will be some days where we talk about big things and worship to great songs, but I know deep down, all that matters to God in my relationship with Him is to be close to Him –because He loves me.
