2 Thessalonians 2: 13 But we ought always to thank God for you, brother loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14 He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

There is so much I have been wanting to write about lately. And just never enough time to sit and write, so instead, I send up my prayers for anything and everything that crosses my mind. But tonight, I am waiting for the floors to dry so I can put a pot of coffee on for the morning and put everything back in order before I go to sleep. And I actually sat down to clean out my email box and start reading my daily devotion instead. And that lead me here, sitting, writing to you all.

I love you. But way better than me, God loves you. And He is calling you. He is calling you through the very fact that you are reading this email. I want more than anything to know that the people I love know the Lord, whether we talk anymore or you even like me anymore or not. Today I have been thinking about the circumstances of some of my relationships. And all I can do is pray that the Lord will give me whatever I need to say/do to show those I love, that I love them. Way easier said than done, as I am sure many of you know. But here's the thing: God transcends all the relationship junk that we experience in this life. He is ALWAYS good, ALWAYS in our corner. He loves us with a love that we cannot even fully wrap our minds around. He sent His Son to die as a man on a cross; He sacrificed for all of us.

So, who of you are called and have been ignoring the Lord? Cause He is knockin'. I have more than one friend and I myself have been known to be blind to what God is trying to get through to us. He uses all kinds of things we would not think of. And sometimes He has to keep picking us up because He had been getting close and the devil pulled us away from Him. We have choices; and (crazy as this sounds to some) I believe that there are supernatural powers at work pulling us away from God. Why else would we not want to run straight into the arms of someone so good? Because... someone out there is trying with all his might to make God look pretty bad. And we believe it.

I pray you will take a look at your life/circumstances as a new year begins and try to see where God is calling to you, chasing you. He chose you from the beginning. The first step of faith might be the hardest... but it might be the best thing you have ever done and will make 2011 a year to remember.