God loves us no matter how far away from Him we wander. Even when we reject His attentions and behave like the prodigal son, he still waits to receive us back when we turn to Him and admit our need of Him.

I will heal their waywardness and love them freely. - Hosea 14:4

Waywardness is a turning away from what is in our best interest and
following depraved, capricious inclinations. There are many ways in which
waywardness can be expressed. Some of us are openly rebellious. We flaunt
our wild behavior and laugh at God. Others of us are quietly wayward. We try
to appear compliant and good but we are self-reliant and defiantly
independent.

No matter how we express our waywardness it is a destructive force in our
lives. In our attempts to protect ourselves from any further pain we turn
away from God and from others who love us. We shut them out. And we shut out
their love. As a result, we close ourselves off from what we want and need
most desperately in life - to be known and loved.

God promises to heal our waywardness. God understands that our turning away
is the result of some deep wound in us. God sees this. God knows. God
promises to heal us by loving us freely. When we close the doors of our
heart, God does not stop loving us. Instead God continues to love us
generously and completely. God will love us freely until our fears are gone
and our defenses can come down. God will love us freely so that one day we
will be able to give up our waywardness and allow ourselves the joy of being
loved.

Heal my waywardness, Lord.
When I turn away from you,
love me so that I will return to you again.
Amen.

Copyright Dale and Juanita Ryan
Source: The National Association for Christian Recovery (www.nacronline.com).

If you find these meditations to be helpful you might want to get a copy of
Juanita Ryan's book entitled "Keep Breathing: What To Do When You Don't Know
What To Do". Copies are available at http://www.nacronline.com/nacr-store/books.

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