Our German neighbor once told me that a garden was a jealous love.  If I wanted to have a fruitful, lovely garden I had to pay attention - on a daily basis, no less.

Possibly these scripture passages are pleas from a jealous God.  God loves us more than we could ever love Him.  Maybe, He wants us to come to Him with our requests, but more importantly, maybe, He wants us to be open and receptive to His being present to us.  Maybe these passages have something to do with the relationship God, the Spirit, would like to have with each one of us.  Maybe, we are being invited to spend some time with our God who loves us so much and who is constantly trying to attract our attention.   If in fact we do want a personal relationship with our God,  maybe we are going to have to pay attention - on a daily basis, no less.