Winds of Romance
The above quote recently captured my attention on social media. Why? Well, perhaps because I’m the girl who lives in the fantasies of my own mind most days and the idea of being romanced makes me feel all tingly inside.
I love romance!
But not the kind of romance found in Hallmark movies. That’s fake. The kind of romance that leaves you feeling pursued, that leaves you feeling excited, that reveals the mystery of the Lord’s love. The kind that lingers on the edges of your soul and produces those butterflies in the pit of your stomach.
The best kind of romance is the romance of the Lord’s everlasting love!
The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
Jeremiah 31:3
This verse in Jeremiah expresses perfectly what being romanced by the Lord is. He draws you in to Himself.
As odd as it may seem, the weather is oftentimes one of the ways I feel the Lord’s presence and His romance drawing me to Himself.
It’s been cooler lately, so our windows have been open for fresh air. This morning as I sat at my front window in quiet time with the Lord, the wind was blowing pretty fiercely. But the sound of the rustling leaves as the wind blew through the trees drew me in to those romantic feelings. I stepped out onto my porch to feel the wind on my skin and in my hair. All I could do was turn my face toward Heaven and smile at the embrace of my Savior through that wind. I pray that wind is in Heaven!
As I stood there, I opened my eyes to see His creation all around me. I love standing on the porch soaking in the beauty of His creation.
When I went back inside to read my morning devotion, I was pleasantly surprised to find out it was about His creation. How magnificent and beautiful it is. I loved that! I was finding the romance in His creation for myself only moments before, and then as if to confirm His tender touch my devotion was all about the same thing!
It got me thinking about something a friend said in my small group this week. What we see is a broken and corrupt creation. It’s true. Yet I am still romanced by the wind, a gorgeous sunset, a cloudless blue sky, the dazzling hues of color found in the leaves, flowers and plants, animals – in all of creation. If I am this enthralled with this current broken and corrupt world, what will it be like in Heaven?
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
1 corinthians 2:9
1 Corinthians 2:9 tells us that we cannot even imagine what God has prepared. What I do know is that He went to prepare it, and will return for me and you one day. What a glorious day that will be! To see His new creation, in perfection.
This will now be a new fantasy playing in my mind – to just try and imagine what enchantments await us!
I wonder, do you know how the Lord romances you? Do you ever just stop to thank Him for those moments with just you and Him? If not, you gotta start romanticizing your life with these moments that you may think are insignificant!
They aren’t! He loves you and wants to draw you near to Him in them! Allow Him.
Heavenly Father,
I am so grateful for the ways You romance us here on this Earth. The ways You pursue us, even in the wind. Thank You for loving us so much to create not just this land we are pilgrims in, but the home You will take us into one day. Please help us to take pleasure in Your embrace and romance daily, may we have our spirits available to receive those gifts. I love you.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen!
