Today, Song of Solomon and the Shulamite woman came into my mind, and when I logged on to my Google Reader to check my blogs I follow, the following post about the Shulamite woman in Song of Solomon was right there! Ever since Pastor Trike did his sermon series on Song of Solomon, the words of affection and deep love have stuck with me. The woman's voice saying "dark am I, yet lovely..." remind me daily to look at what God sees and not what the world sees. It is a constant reminder that I need to pay attention to my character and my heart, and from that inner beauty, outer beauty will flow.
I am also constantly reminded by Song of Solomon and the example of true, deep, lasting love of God's love for us. The following article says "God has loved you from before you were in your mother's womb. He loved you as He formed you and knit you together.....He knows about that hidden sin. He knows that you are not perfect and yet He still loves you. He has loved you and will forever love all of you despite your insecurities." Regardless of my insecurities, or what I perceive as flaws, God truly, deeply and forever loves me. He made me...crafted every tiny piece of me, and I need to thank Him for that daily. I need to continuously fight against the sin that has canvased the earth and those inhabiting it to truly experience the person He created me to be. However, in the mean time, while sin is still here, I have to live in the knowledge that God made me beautiful and finds me captivating in the same way that the man in Song of Solomon (presumably Solomon) finds his bride captivatingly beautiful. What a beautiful image of God's love for us. What a beautiful image of our union with Christ and relationship with God.
Here's the link to the article which is from the Wonderfully Made Blog. There are some pretty great articles on there, take a look! :)
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