Jeremy teaches me the other attributes of God that I would have no understanding about without him. Jeremy teaches me about the holiness of God through this "other". Holy in the hebrew scriptures would have meant something like: other. To make this more clear, when we say, "the Lord is Holy, Holy, Holy", we are actually saying, "the Lord is so much of what I am not". God is perfect and good and I, so many times, am "other".
Jeremy shows me the other attributes of God by being the man God created him to be. His strength draws out the very life within me. He shows me the strong, protective, providing, and leading characteristics of God in a way that I could not understand without him. And as much good as he shows me, this also continuously makes me see where I am miserably wrapped up in myself. I am incredibly selfish when it comes to loving others and loving God. I see where I am focusing more on my own wants rather than looking to the needs of others. And this should not be the way I am acting. I am called to care for others and to have the mind of Christ...
your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus....
The more I realize my selfishness, my constant betrayal of God, I realize the depths of the hurts that I cause Him. I show my disbelief in Him when I constantly look to things of this world to give me satisfaction. I think that something in this world can give me more pleasure than the very One Who created me. And so the Hosea story continues...me cheating on my God, my Love. Me being selfish and not having the mind that says: He satisfies.
Father, that my mind be transformed into the likeness of Yours. That I would decrease and allow you to increase. That I would learn to love Jeremy with the same selfless love you offer to him. That I would learn to love you with Love that is even more. Amen.
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