Before I became a Christian, I was not attracted at all to reading God’s Word, spending time with Him in prayer or even in praising Him. But once I became a Christian, I cannot seem to spend enough time with Him. I want to draw as close to Him as I possibly can.

God’s love for me is like a magnet, attracting me to Him and His caring compassion for me before I even knew He was there.

Christ died for me thousands of years before I was born, but somehow He who is infinite knew that this finite person that I am would need a Savior so He demonstrated His love by providing salvation for me, freely and without strings attached.

I think that as we read more of God’s Word, His love letter to us, then we are more attracted to Him and want to know more about Him. At least that is true for me. At one time, I didn’t exactly run away from God but neither did I devote myself to spending time with Him either. He didn’t repel me; He just didn’t interest me.

Now my life is not complete without time with Him daily and throughout the day. It amazes me what I can accomplish if I start my day spending time with God and then do the other things that occupy my “to do list.”

God isn’t trying to run away from me and the scriptures make it clear that I cannot go away from Him. He is with me no matter where I go, all day long.

People tend to repel each other sometimes, especially if they are hurting. It just seems to be a fact of life.

We need the connection but we deliberately create a barrier so that others cannot reach out and touch us in our pain. God, however, crossed that barrier and He never wants us to block Him out because He is the answer to all of our pain and sorrow and troubles. He is out magnet, the only One who knows how to attract us and keep us in His field of attraction for all infinity if we will but respond.