"Proverbs 3:3-6
You will make my paths straight. With all my heart I will trust You God. I love You Lord, and not just because of all You have done to and for me, but for who You are. Creator, King of kings, Redeemer, Lover, Lord, Healer, Brighter than the sun, Beauty, Love, Hope, Holy, Righteous, You are higher than any other, God over all. King of my heart, Lover of my soul, Lord of my life. Blessed by Your name.
Love always,
Your Girl
=D *muah"
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Are we guarding our hearts? Part Two
"Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the does of the field: Do not awaken love until it desires" Song of Solomon 3:5
Why would Solomon give such a charge? And what does it mean?
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This is a subject I never tire talking, writing or reading on.
I have watched many people in my life and people who cross my path fall captive to the worlds thoughts of love and purpose. I have heard Christians profess that God is the ruler over every aspect of their life, but never seek Him in relationships with the opposite sex.
Are failed relationships the result of love and then that love leaving, or is it the result of poor planning, unhonest honesty and no one keeping guard?
You hear success stories from many couples about how they knew they were meant for each other at a certain point in their relationship. But what about the ones before? Did they know their ex's weren't meant for them, yet they stayed with them until a drastic end? This is a question NO ONE brings up during "love story" telling time because everyone only wants to hear the good stuff...not the bad. Yet, all through life, we learn lessons based on mistakes and based on poor decisions...yet, we hide them. And then there are children, teens and even adults who are floating around in uncharted waters going along with everyone else because no one told them what lies ahead.
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"Sharing is Caring"
If people really cared about others they would tell them where they went wrong. What traps the devil set for them. How they got to the point of sin without knowing until it was too late. If no one is being open about their mistakes NO ONE will learn from them! If you, yourself learned, and came out knowing it wasn't right and are sure that you indeed made a mistake...that excitement and knowledge you get once out of it SHOULD lead you to warn someone else.
That is what I believe is in this verse. He was being captivated by emotions and temptations, he didn't want others to fall into the trap.
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Let's break it down...
DO NOT AWAKEN LOVE UNTIL IT DESIRES
There is no room for questions in that charge. Just don't do it!
But he also goes on it say when, which is totally cool. I think he knew that if he just said "do not awaken love" everyone would not believe him. He would be crazy. I mean how can we not awaken love, what would be the point in life, without love?
UNTIL IT DESIRES
This gives the impression that love has a certain time it is supposed to be awakened. Hum...who do you think set up that "time" for love? Who would be in control of loves "clock"? Who would understand exactly the right time for the love to be awakened?
None but the first LOVER-God.
DO NOT AWAKEN
Implies that we can awaken it before it's time.
Many people get stumped on sex before marriage. How could God set a rule, yet give us the ability to have it beforehand?
I'd say, Free Will.
Even though God has a perfect time for things...we have a choice to have it now, or later. The problem with having it now, when it's meant for later...is that we aren't ready.
God knows us better than we know ourselves...so He knows the perfect time, spot and mindset when we should have it.
It's like Christmas...if you go snooping around looking for the present before Christmas, then Christmas morning is less of a surprise. And if you open a gift, that was meant for Christmas morning...you ruin the excitement all together and often hurt the one that got it for you, and wanted you to be surprised that day.
God is disappointed when people open His gift before it is time to, because He knows the perfect moment and after that gift is opened...you can never get it back. That wonder and excitement that would have been there is now less than what it could have been.
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Not awakening love does not just mean not having sex.
Love is a deep longing for someone, a desire to love them with all that you are and give them all that you have. To be totally devoted to them without needing anything in return.
The love of a husband and wife desires to be awakened in marriage.
The love that is experienced when engaged...desires to be awakened with the proposal.
The love that grows while knowing each other so long and learning about one another desires to be awakened in courtship.
*******************************************
Love is not a vending macine.
You don't pick what you want and it pops into your hands.
Love is a flower.
You have to have the right seed...the right soil that's ready to take care of the seed..the right season...and the right place where it can be warmed by the sun and watered by the rain.
It won't pop up in a day. It takes time.
And if you plan to have the right seed, soil, season and place...it will be a beautiful flower.
In times of drought you will have to water the flower...in times of winter, you will have to keep it safe.
The seed is...God's love and understanding His will
The soil is...your life, are you prepared for a seed? Are you soft and nourishing?
The season is...when God has prepared you and told you that you are ready
The place is...in obedience...
The sun is...God looking at your love, being the very food that makes it grow
The rain is....the Word of God, soaking the flower all the way to it's roots to strengthen it.
Some flowers can't stand the winter, some can't even drink the water, and some were planted in the shade away from the sun. It withers and dies.
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Are you ready for love?
Is this the time God set up?
Are you ready to to grow a flower?
If you aren't ready, your flower will not be all it can be.
If you aren't ready, you will miss the excitement meant for you when it desires.
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Continue to seek God's will and not your own agenda.
We really don't know it all. We barely know anything as humans.
God knows it all.
Trust Him.
And wait for the love He has already planned for you.
If you do, it will be a beautiful flower.
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For the flowers that were planted before their time and are struggling to survive or have withered away. Let God uproot your flower and place you in His light. There is still hope for you. You may not have gotten the excitement on Christmas because you opened your present early...but God still wants to bless you. It will take time to nourish your flower again...but if you stay in the light and let the rain seep into your roots you will be beautiful again.
************************************************
This is Mandy, The First Kiss Girl, and I'm so blessed God uses my hands to reach hearts for Him. Once again, The Lord wrote this, not me. And if you are reading this...it's for you. I bet He had a plan all along for this post :)
(There might be a Part Three...keep an eye out)
Why would Solomon give such a charge? And what does it mean?
****************************************************
This is a subject I never tire talking, writing or reading on.
I have watched many people in my life and people who cross my path fall captive to the worlds thoughts of love and purpose. I have heard Christians profess that God is the ruler over every aspect of their life, but never seek Him in relationships with the opposite sex.
Are failed relationships the result of love and then that love leaving, or is it the result of poor planning, unhonest honesty and no one keeping guard?
You hear success stories from many couples about how they knew they were meant for each other at a certain point in their relationship. But what about the ones before? Did they know their ex's weren't meant for them, yet they stayed with them until a drastic end? This is a question NO ONE brings up during "love story" telling time because everyone only wants to hear the good stuff...not the bad. Yet, all through life, we learn lessons based on mistakes and based on poor decisions...yet, we hide them. And then there are children, teens and even adults who are floating around in uncharted waters going along with everyone else because no one told them what lies ahead.
*************************************************
"Sharing is Caring"
If people really cared about others they would tell them where they went wrong. What traps the devil set for them. How they got to the point of sin without knowing until it was too late. If no one is being open about their mistakes NO ONE will learn from them! If you, yourself learned, and came out knowing it wasn't right and are sure that you indeed made a mistake...that excitement and knowledge you get once out of it SHOULD lead you to warn someone else.
That is what I believe is in this verse. He was being captivated by emotions and temptations, he didn't want others to fall into the trap.
********************************************
Let's break it down...
DO NOT AWAKEN LOVE UNTIL IT DESIRES
There is no room for questions in that charge. Just don't do it!
But he also goes on it say when, which is totally cool. I think he knew that if he just said "do not awaken love" everyone would not believe him. He would be crazy. I mean how can we not awaken love, what would be the point in life, without love?
UNTIL IT DESIRES
This gives the impression that love has a certain time it is supposed to be awakened. Hum...who do you think set up that "time" for love? Who would be in control of loves "clock"? Who would understand exactly the right time for the love to be awakened?
None but the first LOVER-God.
DO NOT AWAKEN
Implies that we can awaken it before it's time.
Many people get stumped on sex before marriage. How could God set a rule, yet give us the ability to have it beforehand?
I'd say, Free Will.
Even though God has a perfect time for things...we have a choice to have it now, or later. The problem with having it now, when it's meant for later...is that we aren't ready.
God knows us better than we know ourselves...so He knows the perfect time, spot and mindset when we should have it.
It's like Christmas...if you go snooping around looking for the present before Christmas, then Christmas morning is less of a surprise. And if you open a gift, that was meant for Christmas morning...you ruin the excitement all together and often hurt the one that got it for you, and wanted you to be surprised that day.
God is disappointed when people open His gift before it is time to, because He knows the perfect moment and after that gift is opened...you can never get it back. That wonder and excitement that would have been there is now less than what it could have been.
************************************************
Not awakening love does not just mean not having sex.
Love is a deep longing for someone, a desire to love them with all that you are and give them all that you have. To be totally devoted to them without needing anything in return.
The love of a husband and wife desires to be awakened in marriage.
The love that is experienced when engaged...desires to be awakened with the proposal.
The love that grows while knowing each other so long and learning about one another desires to be awakened in courtship.
*******************************************
Love is not a vending macine.
You don't pick what you want and it pops into your hands.
Love is a flower.
You have to have the right seed...the right soil that's ready to take care of the seed..the right season...and the right place where it can be warmed by the sun and watered by the rain.
It won't pop up in a day. It takes time.
And if you plan to have the right seed, soil, season and place...it will be a beautiful flower.
In times of drought you will have to water the flower...in times of winter, you will have to keep it safe.
The seed is...God's love and understanding His will
The soil is...your life, are you prepared for a seed? Are you soft and nourishing?
The season is...when God has prepared you and told you that you are ready
The place is...in obedience...
The sun is...God looking at your love, being the very food that makes it grow
The rain is....the Word of God, soaking the flower all the way to it's roots to strengthen it.
Some flowers can't stand the winter, some can't even drink the water, and some were planted in the shade away from the sun. It withers and dies.
***********************************************
Are you ready for love?
Is this the time God set up?
Are you ready to to grow a flower?
If you aren't ready, your flower will not be all it can be.
If you aren't ready, you will miss the excitement meant for you when it desires.
************************************************
Continue to seek God's will and not your own agenda.
We really don't know it all. We barely know anything as humans.
God knows it all.
Trust Him.
And wait for the love He has already planned for you.
If you do, it will be a beautiful flower.
************************************************
For the flowers that were planted before their time and are struggling to survive or have withered away. Let God uproot your flower and place you in His light. There is still hope for you. You may not have gotten the excitement on Christmas because you opened your present early...but God still wants to bless you. It will take time to nourish your flower again...but if you stay in the light and let the rain seep into your roots you will be beautiful again.
************************************************
This is Mandy, The First Kiss Girl, and I'm so blessed God uses my hands to reach hearts for Him. Once again, The Lord wrote this, not me. And if you are reading this...it's for you. I bet He had a plan all along for this post :)
(There might be a Part Three...keep an eye out)
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