The Big Picture

Man, we talk a lot. I love philosophy and talking about what truth is and all that pretentious garbage, but sometimes I get tired of arguing and speculating and I want to live something. That's why I'm thankful for relationships. I had one of my teachers remind me just the other day that men have a deep longing to belong. He's right and that plays itself out in all sorts of ways in all of our lives, but none of us is exempt- we are all desperate to be known and loved. It's who we are.

That God is about relationship is the main message of Scripture. God created us for relationship with him, we messed that up, and he is bent on mending on the tear.

I get so busy babbling and studying and trying to mine golden nuggets of truth, I lose sight of what is really important - loving and being loved. It's the big picture - if we don't experience true love, then we are missing something and we flail, trying to figure out what's wrong. When we do experience true love, we spend all our time trying to have it more and share it with others.