A Lunch Date With God

I read read this phrase in an article while doing homework tonight & made a mental note to think about it later. About an hour after that, I found myself saying that I needed a date with Jesus via my journal, not even realizing that that was basically the same thing I had locked in my brain to ponder later.

A lunch date with God...the first question that comes to mind is "what would we talk about?" Well, at first that seemed fairly simple. I thought, of course I would ask Him the great questions that scholars have struggled over since the beginning of time. Or maybe I would ask Him some "whys" that I've wondered about for years. Why things have happened the way they did. But then, the more I thought about it, I realized that I probably wouldn't get to those questions until at least dessert.

First of all, this is God we're talking about. I probably wouldn't even be able to speak for a long time. We'd probably just hug. And I'd cry. Cause that's what I do. And then I feel like we would talk about the same things that I talk to Him about now. We'd talk about things that are on my mind. I'd thank Him for giving me this life...for allowing me to be the happiest right now that I have ever been in my life. We'd probably talk about how good that dessert is, because I know my God enjoys some ice cream & cheesecake. We might talk about the weather. Not in a boring way, but about how amazing it is. We'd talk about how good the warmth of the sun feels on your cheek after you've walked through the rain. We'd enjoy the view. We'd comment on those crazy beautiful mountains that He created & I enjoy so much.

I just don't think that I would even think about asking God those "big" questions. As big of a God as He is, He gave me Jesus. Human. He became a regular guy...but way better. He is my best friend & I think I'd talk to Him about the same things I'd talk to any earthly friend about. I love the simplicity in that. I find that the older I get, the more I appreciate the simple things in life. Today I played in the rain. Loved it. We need more of that simplicity. Playing in the rain & lunch dates with God.