Play the Harlot? Yep. I do that.

So you are probably wondering how I came up with the title of my blog, right?  Well, that part was simple...it's my life verse...

Hosea 2:14-15

¹⁴ “ Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
      Will bring her into the wilderness,
      And speak comfort to her.
¹⁵ I will give her her vineyards from there,
      And the Valley of Achor as a door of
      Hope; She shall sing there,
      As in the days of her youth,
      As in the day when she came up
      From the land of Egypt."

...AND the story of my life.

It speaks of God's patience towards me. I play the harlot with the Lord.  (Not literally y'all, but figuratively).  I sometimes go after my own desires forgetting to put Him first, seeking satisfaction from things that could never fully satisfy.  I do that, more that I am comfortable admitting.  Yet, He doesn't throw His hands up and yell "I QUIT!" because He is over my shenanigans or even crush me like an ant because I just can't seem to figure this whole thing out.  He allures me.

Mmmm, that is just so sweet to me.

He takes me to a place where it is just Him and I, to a wilderness in which my comfort (hope, strength, joy..you name it) can only come from Him.  In that wilderness is where I find His grace, mercy & love. It is where my joy is restored and my heart is most teachable.  My brokenness turns me to Him and away from the trouble that I will get into when left to my own devices.  It keeps me close to His heart.  Though it is not Disneyland, I can honestly say with tear-stained cheeks that it is so worth it to me.