Captivating

I am in the process of reading the book Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge. I bought it a few years ago, and tried to read it...but life got the best of me, and I put it down. A few weeks ago I decided to brush off the dust, and give it another try. And it has been completely inspiring. Here's what I've learned:
God wants to be our Romancer, and our Lover. When I read this...initially I was uncomfortable. In our society, the term lover is mostly referred to in a sexual context. It took me a little while to get past this. This doesn't seem what God intended. I began to think of other things that a romancer or a lover would do. How much of a person's heart is devoted to the person they are in love with. And it has changed me. For the first time in my life, I put Jesus in the position as someone who I have been longing for. Don't get me wrong, I have seen God as my Father for my entire life. But seeing Him as a Romancer is something new to me. I began to think of what it would feel like to have Jesus put his arm around me while I sleep, or hold my hand while we walk down the street, or write me love letters. Things that I always imagined a man doing. And with these thoughts I began to cry. How tremendous would it be to arm in arm with the Lord? I keep imagining scenes where I will meet Jesus face-to-face for the first time, and in every one, I fall to my knees and sob at his feet...blubbering phrases like, "I'm so glad you're here" and "I've been waiting so long." I desperately want to meet Him. I get tears in my eyes whenever I think of this. To think that it may be eighty years from now, seems like far too long. But we must wait I guess. I've got more seeds to plant.
I think from now on (or until I need to be reminded AGAIN) whenever God presents a little bit of romance (a warm breeze, star filled skies, bright winter days) I will take a moment, and say a little "THANK YOU" to the Man after my own heart!

"You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:13