I am content

            Like the oceans, He endlessly pursues us. Waves of the sea tear and shred and come at us, a cold rush over our ankles. Like the waves of the sea, His mercy floods. Over and over again, relentlessly chasing after us. Doing anything and everything He can to have us in His loving embrace. But eventually the waves roll back into the sea. You see, our lives here on earth are only so long. The waves roll back into the sea and we are left with a choice. We can have Him if we so choose, but if we don't, He accepts that and I use to wonder how could a loving God let us slip from His fingertips? But I asked Him to help me understand and He did. You see, the choice He leaves us with, in not forcing us to choose Him, is mercy in one of its greatest forms. He doesn't force you to love Him just as the waves of the sea don't force you to go with them. The water will float and foam around your legs for a short while, just as you have life on earth for a short while. But eventually, it relents and the waves roll back into the sea and the day will come when He relents and that choice will no longer be a choice but a decision. I choose Him. I choose not to be left behind. Like a flood His mercy remains and nothing could ever keep you from Him. It's a choice, a fight for your life, and you can stand on the sidelines or you can get in it and fight. I choose to fight to follow. I choose Him, and in that I know He won't leave me behind, and in that I find peace.