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I want you to want me.
I need you to need me.
I’d love you to love me.

(from I Want You to Want Me, by Rick Nielsen)

Isn’t it wonderful to be wanted?

I mean, I know we all gripe about it now and then. You cringe when you hear your boss call your name, knowing she has an assignment for you. Your think you’ll scream if you here one more “Mommy!”

But the opposite of being wanted is being… unwanted.

And while there are times that might sound appealing, we actually all need to be wanted.

Whether it is providing some work service, or just a hug, being wanted gives us a reason to get up in the morning, a reason to put one foot in front of the other. Sometimes it is the only thing that can keep us moving when we would otherwise just shut down.

There is a difference between being needed and wanted. A child needs us when she is sick. But sometimes she just wants us.  A boss needs us to complete a project.  But she wants us lead a project.

Being needed is fine. Being wanted is divine.

So, how does this all fit into Life As A Christian Woman? I’m glad you asked!

We all need God. When we are sick, broken, down, depressed. That’s when we call on Him. We need Him.  But when things are all sunshine and warm breezes, we don’t call on Him, talk to Him. Remember the stories of the Garden of Eden? In the “cool of the day”, God would come down and walk with Adam and Eve, talk to them.  They weren’t asking for anything, there was no sin yet. They just talked.

God would love us to just come talk to Him. He wants to hear our needs, of course. But He wants us to want Him, to desire to be in His presence in good times as well as in bad.


Posted in General on July 30th, 2009

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    December 28th, 2009 at 12:49 am

    like this site, will be checking back often;)

  2. Laureen V Says:
    February 11th, 2010 at 10:47 pm

    This is really interesting! Reminds me of the popular belief that God will not give us more than we can handle. Actually, the opposite is true, because all God wants from us is to turn to Him and cast all of our cares on Him because he cares for us.

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