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| When I was reading about the Shulamite girl in Song of Solomon, I realized that this explicit love relationship between her and Solomon is a representation of God's love for us. This Shulamite girl is low in social status; no one likes her, she's tanned and works in a vineyard. But when the king gazes upon her, he is in LOVE with this lowly Shulamite girl. He does not see her dark sin, her ugliness, her poverty.
"I am dark, but lovely." -Song of Solomon 1:5
In our darkness and weaknesses, God is SO radically in love with us. No matter how ugly we are, if someone keeps telling us we're beautiful, for some reason we start to believe we're beautiful. God sees past all our faults and failures. In this verse the Shulamite girl admits to her flaws, but the gaze of the king makes her believe she is beautiful.
Often times we put our confidence in the wrong things. When we think about someone who has high self-esteem and confidence, the first thing that comes to mind is---that person thinks he is such a hot coconut! Most of us put our confidence in our looks and our successes in relationships; especially as teenagers. This is obviously why depression and eating disorders is often accomadated with low self esteem.
Seriously, how crazily does our confidence boost when someone tells us we're beautiful. Look deeper. God is in LOVE with us. How much crazily-er should our confidence boost knowing that? What more assurance could we possibly need knowing that the maker of the universe, is more crazily in love with us then we could ever imagine.
Dude! That's better than a beautiful boy serenading me with jay chou ballads on the piano.
If I put my confidence in my appearance, I wouldn't be too content. But I am very content, because I know that God thinks I'm beautiful. I don't need assurance in popularity. I don't need assurance in complements. I don't need assurance in what guys think of me. I am a beloved daughter of God.
You are higher than the heavens, brighter than the sun
You are king of glory coming, the Holy Son of God
You are chief among ten thousand, comparable to none
You are heir of all creation, eternal blessed one
Yet you love me, still you love me.
(Merchant Band-Thank You)
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| I admire those who can bring out deep meanings in simplicity.
I am so fast paced I don't acknowledge all the beautiful things around me.
Beauty is everywhere
I just get so comfortable with it that it becomes habitual
I could explore infinity
by simply gazing off into the starry night
I could see society at its fullest
by simply gazing at an ant colony
I could be continuously enrapt
by simply gazing at the diurnal sun rise
blah, habituation gets the best of me.
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| You know what I hate most?
When you finally find that obese sugar snap pea that looks like it's on steroids...
and you unstring and snap it open
and all the pea wees explode all over the kitchen floor!!!!!!!
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| I have always ostracized the power of worship. Aside from glorifying and thanking God, worship and prayer are resolutely indomitable spiritual weapons. When we worship in love, we align ourselves with God and the holy spirit. We usher in heaven on earth. The kingdom of God falls on this world. We usher in the commander of the Lord's army and the Lion of Judah. The commander of the Lord aided Joshua at Jericho when the Israelites marched around with trumpets shouting for God. If Jericho was shaken down by worshipping God, I believe we can shake down any obstacle we face today by praising Him. God shook open the prison doors for Paul and Silas when they fervently sang hymns. Even more, when two or more of us are gathered together, the effects are multiplied. "The Lord said, 'If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.'" Genesis 11:6. Nothing will be impossible in His will when we corporately worship God in love and zeal. When we worship we tap into the heart of God that gives us the power to heal, to conquer all sins, and to do miracles.
Lord, take my heart and make it fully yours. God, help me gaze upon you so I may adore, crave, and understand your heart more. I want your eyes Lord, to see everything Godly and ungodly; black and white. I pray that you empower us with your love and eagerness. Lord, break our hearts for this world so we set our minds on purely pursuing you. God, I pray for a manifestation this age of your holy romance. Drown the earth with your burning love. I am Yours Lord.
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(two weeks to go until summer -_-)
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| Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices;
my flesh also will rest in hope.
For you will not leave my soul in Sheol;
Nor will you Allow your Holy one to see corruption.
You will show me the path of life;
in your presence is fullness of joy;
At your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Psalms 16:1
This is the best bag of endorphins I can ever get. I'm going to overcome everything with the joy that God has given me. It's not faking it, it's not bottling up, it's being genuinely joyful. Joyful for the pain I have to go through, joyful for what I lose, joyful for the tears, joyful for the good times, the bad times--there is always something to rejoice for in Christ Jesus.
I will rise above my circumstances, I will rise above my emotions, I will not let my situations bring me down. | | |
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