Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud, in stunned awareness:

“She will chase after her lovers but not catch them; she will look for them but not find them.”
(Hosea 2:7)

This is one of the most painful moments in life, Jesus –

to discover the love I thought I shared with someone else

is completely one-sided

to long with all my heart to be with someone I truly love
to miss them deeply and think about them constantly

then – in shock – to hear them say

“Yeah, well…I need my space.”

The temptation is to panic

to chase after them in a desperate attempt to reconnect
to frantically reassemble the pieces of what I thought we had.

But that never works.

The faster I run
the more determined they are to escape.

Besides, it’s demeaning to pursue someone who doesn’t want to be with me.

So how many times have You humbled Yourself

to come looking for me?

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Judges 3:7-9; 1 Samuel 12:7-11; Psalms 78:9-72; Psalms 105:12-45; Isaiah 5:1-17; Ezekiel 16:1-42; Matthew 18:12-14; Acts 7:51-60; 2 Peter 2:20-22

What is Lazaroo?

Take Me Deeper

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.