if

if I were not created to being a wild child then God would have no desire or reason to pursue me
if I were not destined to be a wild child then the devil would have no desire or reason to chase me either

if I was of little or no value God would have not left the 99 to look for me
if I was of little or no value the devil would not really care too hoots

if my soul were not sick Jesus would not care to command, “Physician , heal thy spirit’; renew your way of seeing God’s mind at work

if my soul were not sick, the devil would not have a battlefield

if my well were not dry, the Godman would not invite me to springs of living water, without money, without strife
if my well were not dry, the devil would not have the opportunity to tempt me like it did when Jesus was in agony

in hindsight I see that God always presents choice and if all the conditions were not in place then I would not have had the choice to walk away from God and, God would not care two hoots if the devil finished me off

God would not have someone to pursue. God would have no reason to be jealous

the devil would have no reason to want to compete with God or take God's place and life would be boring... very yawningly-boring and death would be an amazing idea to dwell on; time would mean something; life's nook and cranny would be echoing with dirges and, prescriptions would no longer be the order of the day or hard to afford. no one would care to get better and the devil would win all the time; it would marvel at its catch.

so in fact both God and devil know what I am made of
one is glad; one is mad

And so the chase and the pursuit continue on earth, as it is in heaven