With or without humor, I love a good romance film. "You've Got Mail", "Pride and Prejudice", "The Wedding Planner", "Sabrina","Sense
and Sensibility", "Emma", "Enchanted", "Shall We Dance?" - they've all got it. "It" is the fulfillment of the longing between a man and woman that is culminated when they admit their true feelings for one another. The journey is great, but for me when they finally let the secret out - it is as if your love index hits an all time high.
We all have this need. The need is to be fulfilled, to be loved, to be cherished, to be guided and to be accepted by someone. Do you remember when the love of your life first told you how he felt about you? The slightest touch of his hand, the look in his eyes, and his lips were all directed toward you. Your longing was filled and complete - or it seemed that way. For a time, you became so focused that you lost sight of everything else.
As much as you may be in love with the "one" true love of your life, he will or already has disappointed you to some degree. Does that mean you no longer love him? Sometimes the answer is yes, but most of the time we stick it out, for we realize there are peaks and valleys in this journey of love. However, if we dig deeper,to those secret places that we keep hidden from others and even try to hide from God, we will find that what we think we need, we already have. God created us to need others and to need Him. We just have a way of getting in the way, and we do not love the person God made us to be, and then find it difficult that anyone can love us as we are. We want something that we perceive others to have.
Psalm 103:11 says, "we are loved by God". The bible also says throughout that we are beloved, adored, and highly thought of by God. God longs for you, for your whole heart. He loves you, knows you, and he chose you. 1 John 4:10 tells us, "this is love. It is not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins."
Learning to love and accept yourself as a woman begins with God. He desires to have a relationship with you so He can develop you into the woman He desires to bless you to be.
Application: Taking God's words as truth will begin you on your journey of Godly fulfillment. Read Hebrews 11:1; Ephesians 3:16-21; and 1 John 4:7-8Ask God to fill you with His Spirit as you read His word, and give you faith. He will set a seal upon you - and no one will ever separate you from His love. Tell Him you want to believe in His goodness. He wants to know you and enable you to say 'Christ loved me and died for me'. Finally, share this love with those around you. I promise you - this type of love will be eternally better than a chick flick from Blockbuster.
I would love to hear from you. Please send your comments and questions. Until the next time, BFN - Nina
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