“My beloved responded and said to me,
‘Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along.
‘For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.
‘The flowers have already appeared in the land;
The time has arrived for pruning the vines,
And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.
‘The fig tree has ripened its figs,
And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.
Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along!’”
Song of Solomon 2:10-13
I am not sure if I have every read the above scriptures until today, but I will say Holy Spirit never read them to me until today. I was just amazed at the intimate way the words spoke to my heart. In my widowhood I find I miss the private conversations with my husband above all else. Those moments of sharing about our day, how a certain scripture just made us go WOW… the sweet nothings husbands and wives should be sharing with each other and no other. I have learned through experience if the person you turn to first when the bad and the good occur in your life is not your spouse, things will not remain the same after the passion of the flesh wears off. I said all that to say this… I feel I am being wooed by Father God, not in the way man sees wooing but a wooing of my heart and spirit to come closer to Him. A wooing that says He wants to share some of the secrets of His heart with me. A wooing that says, I know your circumstances are grim at the moment… but truly child I want the best for you. My house may be one step away from foreclosure, the electric bill may be almost half of my total monthly income… yet HIS words speaks to the real need in me… to know my true worth in His love. To know He is faithful and all will be okay in His timing, not mine. The word says to seek first His Kingdom and all else will be added, it is hard to do that when the circumstance of life are chasing you down and demanding pay me! Yet He says yes child seek Me first, even in the lack, even in the need seek ME!!!! Arise out of the ashes and seek ME… Arise my beloved and follow ME. I think I will accept this invitation to be intimate with my Father God.
