The God-Shaped Hole, Orphans, and God the Father

We are not only sinners in need of a Savior, we are orphans in need of a Father.
It's interesting the extent to which our earthly fathers in particular affect our view of God as Father. The best fathers really just point to a perfect heavenly Father, One who is the best Father anyone has ever known. The weaknesses of fathers we routinely transpose onto our image and understanding of God the Father. In short, if we've had difficulty with our fathers, our relationship with God the Father will be equally difficult, or perhaps more so.
You may have heard it said that all of us have a "God-shaped hole" inside of us. I would also say that we have a "Father-shaped hole." We are born yearning and craving, hopelessly in pursuit of, fatherly love and acceptance from every father figure in our lives and ultimately from God. But you want to know something else? God has a "you-shaped hole" inside of Him. Somehow, even though He is complete without us, He desperately longs for us to be His children, to love Him and believe in Him. He is desperately in pursuit of you. Can you hear His cry? He's calling your name. "Come, child...daughter...son." And this cry extends not just to people in general, but to every one of us. God will not be at rest as long as He knows there are people who are separate from Him.