Something infatuated you. Maybe it was a relationship, or maybe it was a sport. Whatever it might have been, it started out as the least of your priorities, but then it began to move. This thing began to mean more and more to you, and before you knew it, it was threatening your top priority - your relationship with Christ. So, you left. You might not have meant to, but you left God standing by your footprints as you walked away from Him, your own Father. And as you walked away, His heart broke.
With each step you took, He saw a drop of blood falling from the wrists of his only Son, and He wonders why you didn't think of His Son when you took that first step. He watched as his beloved daughter turned her back on Him. You regret it with everything inside of you. You wish that you could go back in time, change your decisions, and stay perfectly in line with Him. But, do you want to know something beautiful? He stayed.
He stayed right beside your footsteps, just waiting for you to come back. He never leaves us, never forsakes us. No matter how bad you think your sin is, He sees them all the same. He is still standing, waiting for the convict, the liar, the alcoholic, and you, His precious daughter. He will always be waiting for you.
"I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me..."
(John 10:28)
