It's Not An Open Relationship

"The only relationship God is interested in is one that is exclusive and completely committed. He is not interested in an 'open relationship' with you. He won't consider sharing space on the loveseat of your heart...

....God is jealous for your heart, not because he is petty or insecure, but because he loves you. The reason why God has such a huge problem with idolatry is that his love for you is all-consuming. He loves you too much to share you."

       - Kyle Idleman,  Gods At War: Defeating the Idols That Battle For Your Heart. pages 43-44

Afflictions Eclipsed by Glory,

Love this song by Dave Crowder. Love the video also (even if he is so weird looking!)

He is jealous for me, Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,
Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.
When all of a sudden, I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,
And I realize just how beautiful You are,
And how great Your affections are for me.

And oh, how He loves us oh
Oh how He loves us,
How He loves us all

We are His portion and He is our prize
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes
If grace is an ocean, we're all sinking
So Heaven meets earth like an unforeseen kiss
And my heart turns violently inside of my chest
I don't have time to maintain these regrets
When I think about the way

He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves.

I can stand a weird looking singer to get lyrics like this!

Mugged By God

"Among the helpful lessons Jonah's story offers at this point is the obvious one: you can't outrun God. It's futile to try. it's impossible to outpace his pursuing affection... God's love has a mugging nature to it.  We can run, but we can't hide."

   - Tulian Tchividjian, Surprised by Grace, pages 50-51 (Italics in the original)