Abba Father God,
I love You! I thank You for being my Abba! I thank You for wanting me in Your family! I thank You for sending Jesus to make sure I could be a part of Your family! I thank You for Your Holy Spirit who woos me and draws me to Jesus, so I would see how lovely and how loving He is...how You are!
Jesus, thank You for wanting me as Your bride. Thank You for being the Lover of my Soul! When my husband was courting me, he did wonderful things to draw me to himself, but no one, not even him, has wooed me like You did! Like You still do. Even though I have come to You and received Your love, Jesus, You still woo me. You still draw me to yourself...You have never stopped and You never will. There are some things my husband has stopped doing, or does not do as much, since I accepted him by marrying him, but You have never stopped drawing me to Yourself. I am sure that is at least due in part to the fact that I do not love perfectly~I sometimes neglect You, or even look at "others" from time to time, so You do something to capture my attention anew. I suspect, however, that it has a whole lot more to do with who You are! You do love perfectly! You never leave me, neglect me, or forget about me. You are never indifferent, apathetic, or cold. Your eyes never wander, and Your feet never stray from my side. Your attentions toward me are always faithful, constant, loving, tender, sweet, intentional, genuinely unselfish, and insistent. You know exactly what I need. You know how to provide for me, to care for me, to console me, to guide me. You are always looking out for me, and You always put me first, above Yourself. You never force Yourself on me, but You will pursue and persuade. You will draw me, and instill within me a desire for You.
Holy Spirit, You always speak to me on behalf of Jesus, commending Him to me, pointing out His excellence and praiseworthiness~like a best friend or "wing man" would. You always remind me of the myriad of loving things Jesus has said and done for me. You never fail to speak of His promises of love, assuring me of His affections toward me.
I am so sorry I am not as faithful and steadfast as You are, Lord. You deserve so much better. I thank You, though, that You love me enough for the both of us. You make up the lack in me. I don't want to become complacent or lukewarm, though. Please continue to fan into flame my passion and desire for You. Please continue to stir up hunger within me. Please continue to cause me to thirst for You, Lord. Please continue to speak tenderly to me, to draw me in with Your words of love, Your words of life, for You are the life, Jesus! I thank You for never giving up on me, Lord. I thank You for Your dedication and devotion to me. I thank You for loving me eagerly and earnestly. I thank You for Your passionate and persevering pursuit of me, and for Your provision and protection. I praise You and thank You for your kindness and caring.
I thank You for everything You are, for everything You do, and for everything You have given, in Jesus' Name, Amen!
