Pursuit

There is just something that warms the heart when you get an email, text or call from a friend saying "I was thinking of you and wanted to say hi" or "I thought of you and prayed for you today" or even "Let's get together." It just puts a smile on your face - I'm loved, cared for, others want to be around me.
I forget that this is true of God. I will often go to my times with Him and go through the motions. Or even if I'm not going through the motions, it will often feel like this may be something I need or want and may not necessarily matter to Him that much. I know this is not proper thinking, but that's what happens.
A while ago I had about 40 minutes to kill before I needed to leave for a meeting. I was irked because it was an awkward amount of time and I just wanted to talk with someone for a bit. I was getting a bit testy, which was not good for me and definitely would not have been good for anyone I was meeting with. After a few minutes of self-pity I had this quite urge of "Spend time with Me." I quieted for a minute and realized that in this amount of time God wanted to come close and spend time with me. He wanted me to spend time with Him. He was pursuing me.
The thing is, He is pursuing me. When I get up in the morning and spend time with Him, it is Him drawing as much as me going. It is his delight to be with me and I forget that all too often. How much different would my normal, daily life be if I viewed myself as being pursued by God? Of realizing he is truly jealous for me - for my time and affections?
May I learn to live in the truth of God's constant desire to be with Him - for Him to be my all in all and greatest delight.