He pursues me

I have been enjoying my Bible study on the women of the Bible, and there have been so many truths God has shown me, ones that I needed. I wanted to share one that was a blessing and encouragement to me.
There is so much in the story of Eve that I can relate to, bad choices, attempts to fix my mistakes, and hiding from God because I fear that He is disappointed in me and would not want to know me. These elements are all found in Eve's story. As I read through the story again, I stumbled upon something interesting. When both Adam and Eve sinned in the garden of Eden they immediately made themselves clothing out of fig leaves and hid when they heard the voice of God. While I have read this passage numerous times I never realized the persistence of God. He called for them and did not leave until they came out in the open. He knew where they were and why they were hidden but He refused to leave them there, He pursued them. I believe there were several reasons, one was that what had transpired needed to be dealt with and second He loved them too much to ignore them in their now sinful state. Though sin would now separate them from the presence of God, it could never separate them from His love.
So many times I have disappointed God and felt ashamed of my actions which cause me to hide from Him. Yet in the midst of this withdraw from Him, my God actively pursues me, He wants me to come clean, like Adam and Eve had to do, so that He can offer me the forgiveness I need, a forgiveness that will restore me into fellowship with Him. Even with all of my scars, wounds and flaws God still pursues me because He loves me and cares about me too much to let me go.
​This was such an amazing truth for me, one that I needed to be reminded of, that my God loves me so much that He spends the time to pursue me so that He can restore me to Himself. I don't know about you but that brings a smile to my heart and joy to my soul. Even though Adam and Eve still had to face the consequences of their poor decision they were not sent away without hope. Someday God would send His son to earth, born of a virgin, so that all mankind could receive the forgiveness that restores them into the presence of God, a God who is actively pursuing His creation.