Reckless Love

I was in high school when a good friend of mine told me something that has stuck with me since: every single person you are close to will fail you or let you down in some way in your life, but God never will. In high school, that didn't mean too much.  As an adult, I've learned it's definitely true.  This past Thanksgiving weekend should have been filled with love, laughs, and joy.  Instead, it was interrupted with let downs. What should have been fun, family time became filled with anger and bitterness.

On the way home from Louisville, I heard a song by Matt Hammitt called "All of Me".  The words say:

"You're gonna have all of me, You're gonna have all of me

'cause you're worth every falling tear, you're worth facing any fear.

 You're gonna know all my love even if it's not enough

 Enough to mend our broken hearts, but giving you all of me is where I'll start." 

It's funny how most of us are so ready to open and share our lives with other people.  We crave love from others.  It means a lot to us when others invest in us, and to those closest to us, we would share anything with.  But like my friend in high school says, people let you down.

How much more should we give to God, who never lets us down.  He strongly desires to have all of us, but instead we put our trust and hope in those close to us here on Earth  Then we get frustrated when we are let down.

There's another line in the song that says "so let me recklessly love you".
The definition of reckless states: utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution.


How much does God desire that we recklessly love Him, giving ALL of us to Him?  Not just our finances, or a situation that seems unfair, or our family, but every single part of our being.

This is what I desire and am searching for this week in my personal quiet time.  How can I recklessly love Him,  giving Him control over my entire life?  Because I know the more I give to Him, the more He will reveal Himself to me.