The Love of God... The Lost Connection
Spoiler alert: If anyone has lived under a rock for the last decade and has never heard of Netflix or the tv show "Lost" and will be devastated by hearing details about the ending, stop reading here, yes, again, it is that serious. One night a couple of weeks ago, I was writing in this blog and contemplating the meaning and extent of the "love of God." At that point God was really a stranger to me and as I thought about it more I had an experience that can only be explained by referencing the tv show "Lost."
On "Lost" in the last season, all the characters are living in this alternate reality that, in a really weird way, turns out to be the afterlife and their own individual ways of settling past issues, etc. Anyway, one of the concepts that the show brings up is that idea that while in life, or the other 4 seasons, there were many "significant others," couple who shared a deep connection, deep love and commitment to each other. But much to my dismay during the last season, in the alternate world, most of them didn't know each other, that connection was gone. But as the show came to an end, somehow in some way, these characters came into contact with each other and in one moment they shared some physical contact, such as reaching for the same thing at the same time, and the moment the touched each other, their whole previous lives came flashing back to them, and instantly they remembered each other, they remembered their relationship, they remembered the love that they had for each other, and they grabbed and clung to each other as they again felt this deep passionate connection to the other person.
This is how I felt when I realized just a little bit more about who God is, not only in the context of him being God, but who he truly is to me, my Father, my brother, and how they both deeply love me, not because of what I can do for them or how they can use me, but just because I am his daughter and his sister. I'm not saying that I understand fully, or that I don't have much to learn, because I do. But at that moment, I made some kind of connection to heaven and so much came flooding back to me, instantly, like the characters in "Lost" I went from being total strangers with God to clinging to Him having our deep personal connection at least partially restored. It was a beautiful moment, it came when I wasn't expecting it and it hasn't gone away. I no longer feel like a stranger or that I have to be on edge or guarded from God or his teachings or his commandments. I know, I truly, deeply know that he loves me and desires my happiness and wants me to return to him. Logically I guess I've known that but until that night I had never believed it deep in my soul. But now I do and I'm so grateful that God gave me that gift and continues to teach me and love me.
On "Lost" in the last season, all the characters are living in this alternate reality that, in a really weird way, turns out to be the afterlife and their own individual ways of settling past issues, etc. Anyway, one of the concepts that the show brings up is that idea that while in life, or the other 4 seasons, there were many "significant others," couple who shared a deep connection, deep love and commitment to each other. But much to my dismay during the last season, in the alternate world, most of them didn't know each other, that connection was gone. But as the show came to an end, somehow in some way, these characters came into contact with each other and in one moment they shared some physical contact, such as reaching for the same thing at the same time, and the moment the touched each other, their whole previous lives came flashing back to them, and instantly they remembered each other, they remembered their relationship, they remembered the love that they had for each other, and they grabbed and clung to each other as they again felt this deep passionate connection to the other person.
This is how I felt when I realized just a little bit more about who God is, not only in the context of him being God, but who he truly is to me, my Father, my brother, and how they both deeply love me, not because of what I can do for them or how they can use me, but just because I am his daughter and his sister. I'm not saying that I understand fully, or that I don't have much to learn, because I do. But at that moment, I made some kind of connection to heaven and so much came flooding back to me, instantly, like the characters in "Lost" I went from being total strangers with God to clinging to Him having our deep personal connection at least partially restored. It was a beautiful moment, it came when I wasn't expecting it and it hasn't gone away. I no longer feel like a stranger or that I have to be on edge or guarded from God or his teachings or his commandments. I know, I truly, deeply know that he loves me and desires my happiness and wants me to return to him. Logically I guess I've known that but until that night I had never believed it deep in my soul. But now I do and I'm so grateful that God gave me that gift and continues to teach me and love me.
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