It is nice to feel welcomed. While it feels good to be welcomed, we sometimes don't think about being "missed." When we look at our church family, we may welcome newcomers, but do we reach out to those that have missed church or seem to be no longer coming to worship? Do we notice when we are no longer welcoming God into our lives?
God is waiting to be welcomed into our lives and He is happy when we open our hearts to Him. Even after we open the door and welcome Him into our lives, we sometimes lose sight of Him because we are focused on trying to do things on our own. It is during these times that we should miss our conversations and walks with Him. We should feel that He is missing, not because He has changed but because we have not continued to welcome Him. Whether we think about welcoming God into our lives or welcoming and missing people in our church family, we need to open the door and welcome them!
Continue to welcome God into your life so He will not be missed and welcome people into God's family so they will not be missed!
Prayer:
Dear God-
Thank You for welcoming me. Help me to continually welcome You into my heart and to miss You when I focus on myself. Through Jesus I pray, amen.