First Love

When we think back to our teenage years, most of us can recall our “first love.” There was that person that we thought we were going to be with forever. We could not get enough of our time with him or her and they consumed our every thought and action. We would have done anything thing to make them happy, and by doing that we found ourselves to be happy. It was the greatest feeling we may have experienced.
However, we also remember when that first love crumbled. It fell apart because of dissatisfaction or unhappiness with the other person. We began to bicker and fight over frivolous things that really did not matter that much until we found a big issue that we knew could create a rift. Some of us were cheated on while others were just tired of the fighting. Before we knew it, it was all over, and we were utterly shattered.
Have we found ourselves in a breakdown of relationship with God? Have we taken little things and created arguments over them until we find the big thing to argue about? Are we still doing that? Have we become disgusted with God and are looking elsewhere? Are we trapped in a break-up with our first love with God?
In John’s vision we know as Revelation, Jesus speaks to the church at Ephesus (Rev. 2:4-5). He asks them why they have left their first love. Why had they fallen away from God? I find it interesting that Jesus says that they have left their first love. This indicates how we should be feeling about God. We should be joyful we are going to be with God forever. We should never become tired of spending our time with Him. God should consume our every thought and action. We should be willing to do anything thing to make Him happy. By doing this, we find ourselves to be happy. It should be the greatest feeling we experience. We must get back to our first love with God.