“Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. So the Lord God called out to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”
Genesis 3:8-9
God asked, “Where are you?”
He was looking for Adam and Eve. He was searching for them even though He is God and He probably already knew where they were. He was in pursuit of them- just them.
And out of love, He never stopped pursuing. Even though we hurt Him. Even though we sin against Him. Even though we turn away or stop participating or all together ignore Him. God still wanted us. He still wanted me.
So He sent Jesus. He sent a way to be reunited with His people so that He could be even closer with us. He was flesh amongst us, and now He’s a spirit dwelling in us. And none of that would have happened without Jesus. None of that would have happened if God did not love us so immensely that He kept fighting to be with us.
During this advent season, I hold onto knowing that God is still in active pursuit of my heart.
And I know God knows.
I know He knows the desires of my heart- spoken or unspoken. I know He listens when I ask, and He can think of what I’m going to say even before I say it. I know He sees the next steps. I know He’s already had the next steps planning long before I was even on this step. Everything, all of it, God already knows.
So He’s going to show up. He’s going to do the thing that’s going to completely change my life. He’s had a plan all along, and He’s waiting for the exact moment to show me when I least expect it.
Who would have thought. The most unlikely. The most impossible. And God knew all along.