Forever Beloved

Faith, Love & Truth

see your rainbow

in the darkness of the night as the million thoughts circle my mind
the moonlight seeps through the window and glides across my walls
dancing oh so gracefully
so bright but yet i can’t quite reach it
i’m stuck in the darkness
trying not to let it swallow me
tears rolling down my cheeks
dripping onto my pillow
fears of unworthiness and mediocrity make it hard to swallow
engulfed in the quiet that is so loud
yet the darkness seems so serene
feeling lost, oh so very lost
i can feel my grip slipping
but yet, at that very moment, you are there to comfort me
directing and calling me to you
cradling me in your arms
stilling the night just for me
quieting the silence
telling me “child, i am here for you”
encouraging me to not ignore my heart
as you take my hand, i follow you
through moments in time that take my breath away
we stand beside the waters edge, watching the surface as still as glass
as the rain starts to fall
the beauty of the surface is marred
and you remind me
just because you can’t see the beauty, doesn’t mean it isn’t there
the rain stops and a beautiful rainbow emerges from the water
the words He spoke next were ever so sweet to my ears
as beautiful as this rainbow is, my child, so are you
you are my daughter
have courage and weather the storm
have faith and lean on me
i will carry you through the rain
until you see your rainbow

out for now
~kisses

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intimacy ignited {book review}

Intimacy Ignited: Conversations Couple to Couple
by Dr. Joseph and Linda Dillow and Dr. Peter and Lorraine Pintus

i recently purchased this book when i saw it recommended on a Christian blog.  i thought this book was going to be good but never anticipated it would be one of my favorite books, and one i seriously couldn’t put down.  the cover of the book has a heading that says “fire up your sex life with the Song of Solomon”, so you could say i had high expectations of it.

this book gives a verse-by-verse exploration of the Song of Solomon and shows that the secret to great sex in marriage begins with a servant heart. to become servant lovers is something the authors are reminding us over and over throughout the entire book. even giving specific traits what servant lovers do compared to what selfish lovers do, and what we can do towards that goal of becoming one.  who would have ever thought that God wants us to have a great sex life in our marriage?     

this book reinforces the wonderful blessing of sex that God has provided for us in the security of marriage and how sex in marriage doesn’t need to be boring. in fact, it should remain exciting as it has always been designed to be regardless of the number of years you have been married.

the authors themselves said it, “…we are grateful that our Creator cared so much about sexual oneness in marriage that He included an instruction manual to help is. God wants married couples to have a love so hot, so passionate, so intense that nothing will be able to extinguish it, and He knows the key for such love is becoming servant lovers to each other.”

i personally would highly recommend this book to all married couples, regardless of how many years you’ve been together. i appreciate the Song of Solomon so much more now. it is an absolutely beautiful chapter. and i never thought that the Bible has so much rich insight on sex. the wisdom of the authors were definitely used by God to minister to married couples through this fine book.

out for now
~kisses

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