My beloved spoke, and said to me:
Rise up, my love, my fair one,
And come away.
Song of Solomon 2:10
Next week I celebrate both my birthday and our third anniversary. My husband is whisking me away this weekend to celebrate. Life has been very busy, which is not unusual, but it is not good for relationship to be so very busy that you cannot make time to simply be in one another's presence every so often. We have found that we must be purposeful and deliberate about doing so, or it would never happen. I have had conversations with others who have let the busyness of life and the demands of others crowd out alone time with their spouse, and they are discovering that they don't feel as close as they once did.
I have also seen this in my spiritual life. When I allow life to run me and totally dictate my schedule, I find myself wondering, "Wow. Why does God seem so far away sometimes?" Of course, I know the answer, and lately, I have been sensing a drawing, a wooing from the Lover of my soul. He is calling me to come away with Him, to draw aside and spend some face to face time with Him. I'm going. Do you hear Him calling you? Will you go with Him? You will not regret it!
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