The Strength of a Lion

There are a several things that seem to be ongoing themes in my life this year. Even ongoing themes in this blog. One is rain. Another is the lion.

I've blogged about lions before. (see March 15, 2011 entry "Lion of Judah.") I'm fascinated by lions. I was in Ft Lauderdale a week ago and in the hotel gift shop i almost bought a really cute stuffed animal lion. For myself. (true story). But i stopped myself. I realized it's NOT really the cuddly lions i'm fascinated by....

It's the strong ones. The fierce ones. The ones that mean business. I mean, don't get me wrong, i don't want to be trapped in a room with a lion, but hear me when i say that i want the God that i serve to have the strength of a lion.

So. I'm in church yesterday and i'm struggling a little bit internally. I couldn't understand why i couldn't get a particular past relationship off of my mind. I felt the Lord gently remind me that He told me back in january to paint a lion. It was in january that i was filled with so much turmoil over a relationship that my stomach hurt constantly. You see, He was teaching me about his character through that painting of a lion. He was showing me that He is strong when i am weak. (That's where the fascination with lions began.) Just after He reminded me of this yesterday, the band began to play....

You love like a Father

You love like a Brother

You love like a Lion

fierce like no other

You violently chase me

down to embrace me

engulf me...with who You are.

Umm. okay, God, i got it. ;) That's the thing about God. He is faithful to remind us of who we are in Him...who He is. He gently reminds us that He will violently chase us down with an all-consuming love....if we'll just let Him into our hearts.

They will follow the Lord; he will roar like a lion. When he roars, his children will come trembling from the West. Hosea 11:10.

If this blog resonates with you at all, He's probably trying to get your attention. I know i tried to ignore it for a long time...