Deeper Love

IMG_8463-34I remember as a kid “falling in love”. I remember the intensity of the emotions from deep in my heart. I look back on those experiences now with quite a different perspective. What I thought was love was really straight up physical attraction. I really didn’t know much about that kind of love. At that time of my life, I’m not sure I was capable of the deep love that I’ve since learned about. The love I felt back then sometimes doesn’t even feel like love at all based on what I now know.

King Solomon gets very intimate in his writing between himself and his beloved. I’m reminded of the depth of love between a man and a woman. I’m also reminded of how our culture has “cheapened” this deep love. We still make love about the physical/sexual experience and it’s so much more than that. God is the Designer/Maker of love and He built it with deep meaning and deep value, not something quick and temporary. Check this out…

9 You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride;
    you have stolen my heart
with one glance of your eyes,
    with one jewel of your necklace.
10 How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride!
    How much more pleasing is your love than wine,
and the fragrance of your perfume
    more than any spice! (Song of Solomon 4:9-10 NIV)

 

I’m still growing and learning to love deeper than ever before in my life. I’m having a hard time describing the way my love has grown deeper and wider. The Lord has captured my heart and I believe that I’m living out the reason I was made – to love and honor the Lord. The more I understand the heart of God, the better I am at loving and caring for others. The more I know about the Lord, the better husband I can be to Tina and the better Dad I can be to my kids. This passage reminded me of this song by Leland:

 

“Yes You Have” by Leeland

(YouTube Video with Lyrics)

Every tree and every stone
Every rushing wind that moans
They sing Your praise
My God, they sing Your praise
Every star and open sky
Tell of Your glory divine
They shout Your praise
They shout Your praise, yeah
 
You’ve stolen my heart
Yes, You have!
You’ve stolen my heart
Yes, You have!
You’ve wiped away the stains
And broke away the chains
Yes, You have!!
 
With Your love You set me free
Three nails gave me liberty
So I’ll sing Your praise
My God, I’ll sing Your praise
Oh, with Your love
You forgave my sin
Forgot my past
And brought me back again
So I’ll sing Your praise
I’ll sing Your praise, yeah
 
If I ascend into the sky
Or hide behind the night
I can not run Your love is chasing me
If I fall into the sea
Your hand will rescue me
No one will take Your place
Because
 
This is all for You
Yes, this is all for You
You’re the King of the world
You’re the King of the world

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Pressing On!
Dwayne

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