"Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is as strong as death, jealousy as cruel as the grave, its flames are flames of fire, a most vehement flame.
Many waters cannot quench love, nor can the floods drown it."
Song of Songs 8:6-7
When I was a child, I loved fairy tales. To be completely honest, I still do. I think because of that, my idea of romance is blurred. My husband is not a romantic type like I had dreamed about. (Bear with me!) I wanted a love that was passionate. I wanted a love that we would be jealous for each other, a love that nothing could stop, no waters could quench; Us against the world!
The thing is, fairy tales and modern day romance movies have it all wrong. Its not about our spouse. Its not. Our spouse will never be the person we want them to be. They will only be the person God calls them to be. And that is as it should be!
Does that mean that love does not exist?
No! It does exist!
The verse above, Song of Songs 8. This love...this love is about Jesus and His love for us, His beloved. In my opinion, I believe that all of us desire a love like that. I also believe we were created in His image so He wants to be loved like that as well.
So, why do we keep searching as if that is not enough? So many people I know have divorced because their spouse does not fill that need they have or because their spouse let them down. We are human, we make mistakes, we are not perfect.
What if that need can only be filled by Jesus? The only true and perfect being! Will you let Him?
In all honesty, this just hit me today! I had never thought about this so in depth. I know He loves us unconditionally. I get that. But....like this, with so much passion, so much jealously, so much gusto! He died on the cross, a grueling, painful death for me and for you....that is a pretty amazing love right there. I don't know why I didn't get it to this extreme until now.
But you know what, I am in total and complete awe! Oh how I have longed for a love like this.
My husband is such a great man of God. He works hard to provide for me and my son. He leads our home. He would die for me. He would do anything for me. So, please hear me in my writing. I know my husband is who God intended for me! I would not trade him for anyone other man.
That is the great thing! I know I am not everything my husband desires either! But God is!
EVERYTHING!!!!!!!
So, next time I struggle or next time those little evil thoughts creep in about there being better out there, I will remind myself, I already have the best, In Jesus!!!! What more could I ever want! And, letting Jesus love me like that and doing everything in me to love Him back like that, I know He will bless my marriage as well. All will fall into alignment.
As I reach up to Him, with all that is in me, vertical, on my tippy toes, He will make sure everything else is as it should be! Sort of a picture of a cross huh!
My prayer today is this "Jesus, please, help me always be on my tippy toes, reaching as high, looking as high as I can toward you. Help me see past my own self to realize that looking up to You, You will take care of everything else. All I need to do is reach to You, look to You, and You, You have got the rest taken care of. Help me understand this AMAZING love you have for me. Oh Jesus, I want to love You like You love me. I want to be jealous for You. I want there to never be any waters that could quench my love for You. I know You have called me Your beloved, I want You to be my Beloved! Jesus, I love You and I pray You will continue to grow me the way You want to. I trust You. In Your precious Name, Amen."
No comments:
Post a Comment