From my journal on September 6, 2010:
"Yes, God has loved us with an everlasting love...therefore with lovingkindness He has drawn us.. He will build us & we will be rebuilt." Jeremiah 31:3
God is ever romancing us with His painted skies ..His creation... splendor, majesty, glory
His songs, His insects, His harmony ...
His order, His sunrises, sunsets...
His poetry, His truth, His beauty...
His might, His strength, His leadership...
Who has the ability to turn night into day? This is God ... this is His Great Romance
God doesn't manipulate us so that He can control us-what God wants to do is love us. God doesn't desire empty words & mindless praise. God doesn't want soldiers, He wants lovers... He doesn't want law abiders, He wants a bride, a real love relationship-where we can be truly ourselves. We are His Beloved.
So maybe this doesn't sit too well with the male readers, but I say to you guys who are reading, that you too enjoy the benefits of being in love. You are not immune to the beauty & wonder of love on any level. Of course, this is a girl's perspective & some would complain that I'm a hopeless romantic. Someone once told me that I'm a hopeful romantic. Hopeful romantic. Yes. I like that better. As far as I'm concerned, being a hopeful romantic is completely Biblical. Romance is the greatest metaphor that is used to describe Christ & His Beloved Church. To that I say a loud & wholehearted "Amen"!
The Great Romance idea inspired by Ted DeKker's "The Circle Trilogy" books & by Jason Gray's song "More Like Falling in Love"
My favorite verses in the Bible are the ones where God calls us His beloved, or calls for us to love him, or reminds us that His thoughts of us is as endless in count as is sand and we are engraved in the palms of his hands. His love is what draws me back to him when I get too comfortable with my life and forget what I'm living for. David is a perfect example of how he is Gods bride through his psalms and daily devotion.
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