Pursuit

So yes - I'm sort of taking this from another blog I read this morning but only because it fit so appropriately with what I am going through now.  I have been a bit bummed by the fact that I am not being pursued.  The thrill of the hunt is powerful - but maybe more so when you are the one who is hunted.  What woman doesn't want to be wanted?  Above all, I think this may be our innermost desire.  We need to be needed.  We want to be the "go-to girl" - it works this way with our friends but more so our mates.

However - what I didn't see is that I indeed AM being pursued!  Just as God has become THAT GUY for me, I am THAT GIRL for Him.  I don't need the call or attention of a man to feel value.  I don't need to be bummed by indecision or inability to commit.  I have a lover who woos me - intently - and ultimately I am His bride first.  Once I fully am able to understand and embrace that, perhaps He will provide to me an earthly companion - but once again He teaches me that He is the ultimate soul mate. I can't help but fall in love with Him - he constantly romances me and shows me how precious I am.

I know He has a plan and purpose for my life and for His greater glory.  I trust Him like I trust no other.  This storm I'm going through has a purpose and He is calming ME instead of the storm.  This morning it was clear....  I am His.

My lover spoke and said to me, “Arise my darling, my beautiful one, and come with me” (Song of Songs 2:10, NIV)