Intimacy
About a year ago I had the privilege of coordinating a wedding for some dear friends. Something very significant happened in that event.
After the hub-bub of getting the wedding party all in line, checking that all the details were in place, the main ceremony unfolded. I stood in the back of the room near the audio booth, and took a deep satisfying breath. As I watched the couple taking their vows, a light of invitation was flashed up in my heart, an invitation to intimate vulnerability. My heart shivered at the incredible possibility.
He was inviting me deeper.
Was I brave enough to go there? I know I wanted to... He whispered into my being that He was good and strong, I can trust Him because He loves me.
Over the past year He has been showing me little by little, proving to me His unfailing love for me; strengthening my heart.
Funny how I imagined intimacy before - I don't even know how I imagined it - something more along the lines of *puff* it's HERE! When, in reality, it is more beautiful than that; it's more graceful, more flowing, more like a gentle process of growth: a sweet discovery, little by little. This has been my journey into deeper intimacy with the Lord; a place where I am known and deeply loved.
No longer fearful, I accepted the invitation, embracing the unknown process. He is drawing me in to a place where I am known and deeply loved... by Him and others. What a precious precious gift. His favor continues to unfold this year!
Daily, I discover He is the Delight of my Soul!
But you, LORD, sit enthroned forever;
your renown endures through all generations.
You will arise and have compassion on Zion,
for it is time to show favor to her;
the appointed time has come.
For her stones are dear to your servants;
her very dust moves them to pity.
The nations will fear the name of the LORD,
all the kings of the earth will revere your glory.
Psalm 102:12-15
After the hub-bub of getting the wedding party all in line, checking that all the details were in place, the main ceremony unfolded. I stood in the back of the room near the audio booth, and took a deep satisfying breath. As I watched the couple taking their vows, a light of invitation was flashed up in my heart, an invitation to intimate vulnerability. My heart shivered at the incredible possibility.
He was inviting me deeper.
Was I brave enough to go there? I know I wanted to... He whispered into my being that He was good and strong, I can trust Him because He loves me.
Over the past year He has been showing me little by little, proving to me His unfailing love for me; strengthening my heart.
Funny how I imagined intimacy before - I don't even know how I imagined it - something more along the lines of *puff* it's HERE! When, in reality, it is more beautiful than that; it's more graceful, more flowing, more like a gentle process of growth: a sweet discovery, little by little. This has been my journey into deeper intimacy with the Lord; a place where I am known and deeply loved.
No longer fearful, I accepted the invitation, embracing the unknown process. He is drawing me in to a place where I am known and deeply loved... by Him and others. What a precious precious gift. His favor continues to unfold this year!
Daily, I discover He is the Delight of my Soul!
But you, LORD, sit enthroned forever;
your renown endures through all generations.
You will arise and have compassion on Zion,
for it is time to show favor to her;
the appointed time has come.
For her stones are dear to your servants;
her very dust moves them to pity.
The nations will fear the name of the LORD,
all the kings of the earth will revere your glory.
Psalm 102:12-15
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