My lover spoke and said to me,
"Arise, my darling,
my beautiful one, and come with me.
See! The winter is past;
the rains are over and gone.
Flowers appear on the earth;
the season of singing has come,
the cooing of doves is heard in our land.
The fig tree forms its early fruit;
the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.
Arise, come, my darling;
my beautiful one, come with me"
Song of Solomon 2:10-13 NIV
I recently read a book titled "Beautiful One A Walk In Deeper Intimacy With The One Who Created Us". It was a very good and inspiring book full of stories from several well known woman sharing their life journey stories. The scripture on the first page gripped my attention, Song of Solomon 2:10-13. The tears began to form in my eyes when I read the invitation that was set before me along with the way I was being addressed, "My beautiful one". The poetic beautiful and imagery of these words began flooding my mind. It took me awhile to sketch what I could see and yet this picture hardly does it justice. To read these words and feel them verberate in my soul was a bit more than I was ready for.
This morning I was praying about this picture and what to say. God brought to mind the end scene of the Disney movie, "Snow White". Snow White was put to sleep by the evil queen, who in reality wanted her dead, was gently AWAKENED by the prince. Not only did he awaken her, but he found her so BEAUTIFUL that he chose her, carried her, and made her the princess she was .
I have realized that somewhere within my life I have grabbed hold of a lie that I'm was not beautiful enough and that no one would ever truly love me. Where did this lie come from and why? I was loved as a child, didn't come from an abusive home, and I have a wonderful husband who tells me that I'm beautiful and that he loves me. Yet, with all this affirmation I struggle to know, and I mean really know, how loved I am by the those closest to me and more important by the God who created me. What I've needed is a revelation of how much God loves me and desires me! The more people I meet the more I find this to be true for others as well. We live in a very broken world and I think it a shame that I sit in this, yet "Praise God!" I know that I am well on my way to "getting it" and learning to walk in His love. I have to acknowledge that I have an enemy, "the wicked queen" who wants me "asleep" so that can't share the beauty that lies within me and meet the destiny that is planned for me .
