The message of Solomon in Song of Solomon is direct and poignant about the quality of true love. The search for love is described as a passionate pursuit in chapter 3. ”On my bed by night I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him, but found him not. I will rise now and go about the city, in the streets and in the squares; I will seek him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but found him not. The watchmen found me as they went about in the city. Have you seen him whom my soul loves? Scarcely had I passed them when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her who conceived me.” Song of Solomon 3:1-4 Continue Reading…
Tag Archive - Passion
What captivates your eyes and heart: Song of Solomon 3 and 4
A form of passion?
I sit here tonight and I am passionately praying. I cannot express the turmoil I feel in my heart and I do not know exactly what I’m praying for. I am passionately asking God for help because he knows exactly why I am praying. When I think about the praying I do not find myself praying passionately. Passion is a strong barely controllable emotion which is what am experiencing right now. I may be doing things like writing this blog post, listening to music, or reading a book later but my mind in not dwelling in these activities. My soul is crying out to God for help! I know God is faithful and will answer my prayer in His perfect way. What an awesome form of worship this is! I have many times taken prayer too lightly but not right now. Continue Reading…
The beautifully barbaric and blood sacrifice of Leviticus 1 and 2
When I have read the different offerings that the Lord commanded the Israelites in the past I always thought it was too violent and bloody and I never really wanted to understand it more. Oh how wrong I was. Leviticus is not just boring laws filled with sacrifices, it is a passionate account of worship. Continue Reading…
Passion of a young man, Joshua: Exodus 33 and 34
“Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses returned to the camp, his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart the tent.” Exodus 33:11 Why did Joshua not depart the tent of meeting? When Moses left the tent it states that Joshua would not depart. Is it his desire to be close to God? Did Joshua talk to God also? Is it passion to know God that motivated him? Just some questions I have. Continue Reading…
Life on the precipice
I seem to always find myself in this place every time I have have a surgery or a setback where I feel trapped. I have lost my abilities to go out on my own, drive wherever and whenever I want, and workout at the gym. It is very difficult for me right now to wait. I know that God is building my faith and patience up during this time but I never enjoy it because I have to give up my will and let God lead. Letting God lead has gotten easier through all these trifle episodes I so frequently find myself aquatinted so personally with. Submitting my will and desire is difficult but I truly believe that the refinement that God is imparting is for a higher purpose. Continue Reading…
Music soothes the soul
So tonight as I sit here having a hard time sleeping I found the perfect music to listen to. I have always loved the movie Elizabethtown. Well I have just bought two soundtracks for the movie. I am totally happy now. I figure I’ll crash sometime soon. LOL I could use some prayers for my time with God. It has been lacking the passion that I desire.
It is well and good to follow God
My teaching time on sunday went well. I was nervous about teaching again because I have not taught or lead a Bible study in a long time. I lost confidence in my abilities that God had given me. I spoke way to fast and started to lose focus during the first 10 min of the sunday school. I finally relaxed and all of my anxiety went away. I imparted that passion and love that God gave me during my preparation. Thank you for your prayers they were used for a greater purpose than I will ever know here on earth.
11 hours until then is now
Well in about 11 hours all of my excitement will come to a climax when I am able to teach sunday school. I am so very passionate about sharing God’s amazing love and provision to others. I think my greatest fear is that I would not impart all of God and none of me in what I present. I know that my excitement level has been growing steadily over the last week. I am to a point where I find it very hard to sleep. Continue Reading…
Hope, joy, and peace while never forgetting who it is we call God
A recent person asked how do you find treasures of your heart and the passion of your soul back when it seems like you have lost them. This was a post on the BarlowGirl fan forum I have started to post on. I thought what I wrote may encourage any of you who have wondered where the passion went.
”There are times when you will find that you have lost your passion for things that you once held dear to your heart. I have been struggling with illness for the past 5 years and have faced set backs over and over. I lost my joy, hope, and all passion in life. I couldn’t see past how hurt I was from seeing my life turned upside down. Continue Reading…
Blessings… scarred uncommon pain through sorrowful joy
What would you call a blessing? Would it be a new job, winning the lottery, getting married, having a great vacation, missing that car you almost hit, not becoming pregnant before marriage, not getting caught cheating in school….. The list could be endless. I have heard many people talk of how much a certain experience was a blessing. I will never refute anyones claim to call something a blessing. Yet life can color in a deeper shade of blessings that is beyond our deepest understanding. That greater understanding is found in the midst of our sorrow.
The book of James talks about when we face trials of many kinds we are to consider them pure joy. Continue Reading…
