Who needs who

God does not NEED me to love him. I NEED God to love me.

I NEED to love God.

I have been thinking over these statements today and trying to allow the realities to sink in.

God is not going to sit around NEEDING me to love him so that he can function; so he can live the life He needs to live.

I, on the other hand, need a God who loves me. I need God to love me in order for me to live my life well. My life goes as it should because God loves me. My life is full of unloving circumstances and disappointments; I NEED God to love me.

I NEED to love God. My life operates as it should when I love God. I NEED to love Tonya. My life, as it should be, would fall apart if I did not love my wife. My marriage is a significant, indentifying part of my life; TONYA is almost the most important thing in my life. If I failed to love her, my world would fall apart; my life would not be as it should. I NEED to love Tonya.

I did say that Tonya was 'almost' the most important thing in my life. Of course, God is the most important thing in my life. I NEED to love God. I need to love God because my life would be destroyed if I did not. I NEED to love God because my life is identified and defined by my love for God.

God does not NEED me to love Him.

I NEED God to love me.

I NEED to love God.