"So long as we imagine that it is we who have to look for God, we must often lose heart. But it is the other way about; He is looking for us. And so we can afford to recognize that very often we are not looking for God; far from it, we are in full flight from him, in high rebellion against him. And He knows that and has taken it into account. He has followed us into our own darkness; there where we thought finally to escape him, we run straight into his arms. So we do not have to erect a false piety for ourselves, to give us the hope of salvation. Our hope is in his determination to save us, and he will not give in." - Simon Tigwell
This is a cool thought, to me. I am very aware of the verses in scripture that tell us that if we search for God with our whole hearts, He will be found by us. My first thought is that this completely contradicts what Mr. Tigwell said! It is very clear that we have to seek God, pursue Him, etc. The more I think about it, the more I think Tigwell's quote is accurate. Why is it a promise that our pursuit of God will be rewarded by receiving God? Probably because God is already in the process of offering Himself to us, that He is already paying attention to us and pursuing us even when we are oblivious and neglectful of Him...
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