The Wonder of Others' Imperfections

When you get involved in a relationship with someone, girl or guy, you have expectations about how things should go and how they should treat you. For a while, things go swimmingly. You're happy. They're happy. You develop some sort of routine, and you start living life together.

But the sunshine and rainbows don't last forever.

Something ALWAYS happens.

They say something.

You say something.

There's a fight.

Trust is lost.

Walls come up.

How can things move forward from here?

A friend and I had a conversation about this not too long ago. She talked about how impossible it is to have a perfect relationship with two imperfect people, no matter how badly you want it to be. Yes, you learn all this information about each other. You know how each other operates. You know what uplifts and tears down. But...you still have that pesky old sin nature.

To put bluntly, you can't help but screw up.

It just is what it is.

*shrugs shoulders*

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I'm currently going through something with a loved one. This morning, before I started my devotions, I prayed to God just voicing my lack of understanding about why this is even happening right now. Things were perfectly fine.

Or so I thought.

What is it about me that causes people to have this sort of response?

Then God tapped me on the shoulder.

"Rachel, I don't treat you this way. I don't need space. I don't need a break from you. I don't need a breather. I desire nothing more than time with you. I long for your attention. I'm never going to leave you. I want to live life with you. What about Me?"

That was the moment when I no longer needed to have understanding. It doesn't matter why. What matters is that I have a God who will forever want me. My focus needs to turn to Him. I need to invest more in Him than I do in others. Though I need to love on His people, He needs to matter more.

Thank You, God, that no one is perfect besides You. Thank You for the times when others hurt me because they are a reminder of how they're not You. How they could never take Your place. These moments make me evermore thankful for You.