The Daily CHEW™
Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals
When “Seeking God” Feels Like One More Aspirational Phrase
David, a VP of Operations, read the blog about pursuing an encounter with God’s love relentlessly. His first thought? “That sounds great for monks or missionaries. But what does ‘relentless pursuit’ actually look like when I’ve got back-to-back meetings, a struggling team member, and a presentation due Friday?” He wanted breakthrough from the anxiety that haunted him despite his theological knowledge—but “pursue God relentlessly” felt like another spiritual ideal he’d fail to achieve between conference calls.
Relentless Pursuit Isn’t Abandoning Your Calling—It’s Integrated Desperation
Here’s what transforms everything: Relentlessly pursuing God doesn’t mean quitting your job and moving to a monastery. It means building integrated desperation into the rhythm of your existing professional life—refusing to let a single day, meeting, or crisis pass without turning toward God’s love.
Scripture shows us what relentless pursuit looks like through real people with real responsibilities: David ran a kingdom while writing psalms of desperate seeking (Psalm 63:1). Daniel ran an empire while praying three times daily no matter the consequences (Daniel 6:10). Jesus ran a ministry that demanded everything, yet withdrew regularly to pursue the Father (Luke 5:16).
The pattern: These weren’t people with empty calendars—they were people who integrated desperate, relentless pursuit of God into demanding, complex lives because they knew they couldn’t survive without His love.
The insight for high-performers: Relentless pursuit isn’t about adding more spiritual activities to an already overwhelming schedule. It’s about infusing your existing routine with a refusal to go anywhere—meetings, decisions, crises, successes—without actively pursuing an encounter with God’s transforming love in that moment.
CHEW On This™ in 3-5 Minutes (Precise, God-Focused)
Confess (C) to God:
“Father, here’s what I’m honestly feeling: I want to pursue You relentlessly, but I don’t know what that actually looks like in my demanding professional life. I confess I’ve used busyness as an excuse not to desperately seek Your love.”
Hear (H) from God in Scripture:
“Father, what Scripture do You want me to wrestle with about pursuing Your love in the middle of my responsibilities?”
“You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13)
“Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously.” (Daniel 6:10)
(What is true about You or Your love in this? Your love is worth seeking with my whole heart. Your love honors those who make You the unmovable priority despite professional pressure.)
Exchange (E) with God (Choose your level):
- Beginner:
“If I really believed God loves me as much as He loves Jesus, what would change right now?” - Intermediate:
“If I really believed God’s love is worth desperate, wholehearted seeking even in my busiest professional moments, how would that change my willingness to interrupt my rhythm to encounter Him?” - Advanced:
“If I really believed God’s love is the ultimate reward that satisfies more than professional success, approval, or achievement, how would that transform my daily schedule, my response to crises, and my definition of what makes a day ‘productive’?”
“Today, I give You my excuse that I’m too busy to pursue Your love, and take hold of Your promise that those who seek You with their whole heart will encounter You.”
Walk (W) with the Holy Spirit:
“Holy Spirit, please guide me to build relentless pursuit of God’s love into my actual schedule.”
“Here’s the step I believe pleases You: Identify three existing daily transitions (coffee, commute, lunch) where I will CHEW on God’s love instead of defaulting to email or news.”
“Holy Spirit, if there’s a better step, shift me!”
Seven Practical Ways Christian Professionals Relentlessly Pursue God’s Love
1. The Morning Anchor: Before You Check Anything Else
The widow pursued justice before she did anything else that day (Luke 18:3). Relentless pursuit starts by refusing to let your phone, email, or news define your day before God’s love does.
Practical implementation:
- Set phone alarm for 5 minutes before normal wake time
- CHEW on God’s love before checking messages: “Father, I’m pursuing Your love before I pursue productivity today”
- Ask: “What aspect of Your love do I need to encounter to face today’s challenges?”
2. The Commute Conversion: Turning Transit into Encounter
Jesus withdrew to desolate places to pursue the Father while everyone was looking for Him (Luke 5:16). Your commute can become your “desolate place” even in traffic—a sacred time to encounter God’s love.
Practical implementation:
- Turn off podcast/music one day per week
- CHEW aloud in the car: “What do I need to encounter about Your love to face today’s challenges?”
- Return to the same question about God’s love repeatedly until you sense His presence
3. The Pre-Meeting Micro-CHEW: 60 Seconds of Pursuing Love
Daniel pursued God in prayer three times daily no matter what (Daniel 6:10). You can pursue an encounter with God’s love for 60 seconds before every significant meeting.
Practical implementation:
- Block your calendar 2 minutes before each major meeting
- Quick CHEW on God’s love: “Father, I’m pursuing Your wisdom and love before this conversation”
- One exchange question: “If I really believed Your love is sovereign over this outcome, how would I show up differently?”
4. The Crisis Return: When Everything Breaks Loose
The friend pursued bread at midnight when crisis hit (Luke 11:5-8). Relentless pursuers turn toward God’s love when pressure hits, not away from Him.
Practical implementation:
- When crisis email arrives, pause before responding
- Emergency CHEW: “Father, this feels overwhelming. What do I need to encounter about Your love right now?”
- Refuse to respond to crisis until you’ve pursued God’s love first
5. The Lunch Reset: Pursuing Love at the Peak of Chaos
David wrote Psalm 55 about pursuing God in the middle of betrayal and political chaos—he didn’t wait for calm to seek God’s love. Your lunch break can become pursuit time, not just fuel time.
Practical implementation:
- Eat lunch away from your desk twice per week
- CHEW for first 5 minutes: “What false belief is keeping me from experiencing Your love fully right now?”
- Ask God to reveal what aspect of His love you need to encounter
6. The Evening Processing: Relentless Even When Exhausted
The persistent widow “kept coming” even when it was inconvenient (Luke 18:3). Relentless means pursuing God’s love even when you’re depleted.
Practical implementation:
- Before changing clothes or turning on TV, sit for 5 minutes
- Process the day with God: “Where did I trust false beliefs instead of Your love today?”
- Don’t end the day until you’ve turned back toward His love
7. The Middle-of-Night Pursuit: When Anxiety Wakes You
The elect cry to God day and night (Luke 18:7). Relentless pursuers CHEW on God’s love at 2am when anxiety interrupts sleep.
Practical implementation:
- When you wake anxious, don’t reach for phone
- CHEW in the darkness: “Father, this anxiety reveals I haven’t fully encountered Your love. What aspect of Your love do I need right now?”
- Return to the same exchange question about God’s love until peace comes or sleep returns
The Pattern That Changes Everything
Notice what all seven practices share: They don’t require adding new activities to your calendar. They transform existing moments into pursuit opportunities to encounter God’s love. Relentless pursuit isn’t about doing more—it’s about refusing to go anywhere without actively seeking an encounter with God’s transforming love in that moment.
As we explored in Pursuing the Encounter, the widow didn’t pursue justice once and give up. She kept coming. The friend didn’t knock once and leave. He kept asking. Relentless means you build so many pursuit touchpoints into your day that there’s nowhere your stronghold can hide from God’s love.
Worship: The God Whose Love Rewards Desperate Seekers
God’s love doesn’t hide from busy professionals who desperately seek Him—His love pursues back and rewards them. Worship Him today by becoming a relentless pursuer who refuses to let busyness, success, or chaos separate you from pursuing His love. Build pursuit into every transition, crisis, and quiet moment until encountering His love becomes as natural as checking email.
Community + Resources
Community: Practice relentless pursuit alongside others who understand that breakthrough requires integrated desperation for God’s love. Find your people here.
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The Daily CHEW™ | Make CHEWing a daily rhythm
Select Resources:
- Pursuing the Encounter: How God’s Love Breaks Strongholds That Won’t Budge
- Making CHEW a Daily Rhythm Even When Life Gets Busy
- How to CHEW When Life Gets Too Heavy
With you on the journey,
Ryan
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