So what do y'all think?
I so much don't want a ho-hum relationship with anyone, but especially not with Jesus.
I want to yearn for closeness with Him the way that He yearns for closeness with me.
I don't want to be lukewarm and propogate religion.
I want to love God and capture the heart of a dying world.
I don't want to see or live a show.
I want to be real and honest with God, with others and with myself.
(Y'all are welcome to use the workbook too if you are looking for something day-to-day but it is not in anyway neccessary for our group.)
I'll share a couple of things with y'all each week from the Falling in Love with Jesus workbook to get us bloggin. Don't feel like you have to answer every question. Some of them will be for your own personal reflection. Also, we are all very busy (isn't that why we're here:>) and I know that you may not always have time for everything. But make sure that you read until the end, because the last question is the easy one:>)
Dee and Kathy mention kisses from the King in the workbook. " A kiss from the King, according to rabbinical tradition, is a living Word from Scripture. When a verse leaps out at you and you have the sense that God has spoken personally to you, you have been kissed by the King." Make a special note when you receive a kiss from your King, in the same way that you might scrapbook other memorable events in your life.
What do you learn about how Jesus sees yuo and what He desires from you from these passages?
Song of Songs 2:10, 2:14
Zephaniah 3:17
I love that even when a man might think that we are sappy or sentimental, God understands us because He made us that way. He made us to understand the things that we understand and to feel the things that we feel.
How did Jesus, your hero, sacrifice for you?
What are some of the prisons from which He has rescued you?
They mention Mary of Bethany and her three stages of love with her Savior. First Love - Luke 10:38-39, Wilderness Love - John 11:5-6, and Invincible Love - John 12:1-3
Can you think of experiences in your own relationship with Jesus that you could place in each of those categories. Like Dee mentioned, we may not live in Invincible Love all the time, but we may have had moments of it. We aren't perfected - "God loves you just they way you are but He refuses to leave you that way." - Max Lucado
How did the beloved feel in the following situations:
Ruth 2:8-10
2 Samuel 9:6-8
Do you have trouble beleiving that Jesus loves you and actually delights in you? Why or why not?
An easy question to get us talking - What is your favorite romantic song? (To answer you can just click under this post on 0 comments and add your answer:>)
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I can't stop humming, "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" from Cinderella now! And it doesn't help that we are headed to Disney in a few weeks... Isn't that where all little girls dreams are? I want to make Jesus the Prince for my little girls. What an inspiring first chapter! I can't really think of a favorite love song... but it sure did start me thinking!
My favorite romantic song is "A whole new world" the theme song from Aladdin. A friend sung it for Greg (my husband) and I at our wedding. The words really have been true for our marriage - (most of the time) and for my relationship with the Lord. Jesus does have a whole new world that He wants to show us if we are willing to take the journey. Although sometimes scary and new it is worth it.
In the chapter "A Dream is a wish your heart makes" they quote the scripture Eph 5:25 "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her" I think most women long to be loved so deeply that their partner would be willing to sacrifice his very life for hers. Often that is when we are disappointed and keep searching because we were made to be loved on that level and we are not satisfied till we find it, and the truth is that only the Lord Jesus can fill the deepest desire of our heart, because He did love us deeply enough to give His life for ours.
I love their description of romance as having to do with making things lovely, and absorbing the beauty of life: conversation, atmosphere, places, and surroundings. Increasing our awareness of the fragrance of pine trees, hearing the music of waves, rain drumming on the roof, childrens laughter and seeing the signature of God on His creation.
It is definately something I need reminding of as i can really tend to get caught up in the responsibility of life and being practical and sensible ... when love is risky and gives no thought of practicalities but believes the impossible is possible.
The quote from Spurgeon " Every year of my life has had a winter as well as a summer, and every day its night...I confess that though the substance be in us, ...does not flow with equal vigor at all seasons." Is a great point... love and especially the unconditional love of Christ is like a glimpse of the top of a mountain and gives us the inspiration to continue. To know Him more.
anything Frank Sinatra!
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