Let God Write Your Love Story: Romance
jo Crosby
Romance
“You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, and with one jewel of your necklace.” Song of Songs 4: 9, NIV
Romance is God-designed. On some level, we all long to be prized, valued, and loved. In the world, our sense of self image and esteem is battered, abused, and often broken. We worry about growing older, growing unattractive, and growing less appealing. The media is flooded with advertisements and the market is saturated with products that take aim at one of our worst fears – that we will lose our desirability. In the wake of such influence, we often settle for believing that we are average, and romance passes with so many dreams to the waste side of our lives.
In marriages built on God’s foundation, we can rejoice in knowing that romance is a priority and we are anything but average. To our spouse we are to be the one who steals their heart! God’s wisdom says that a mere glance shared among spouses should speak the words of deep intimacy and desire. Within the protective, loving boundaries of our marriage we should never worry about the worldly concerns of aging, changing, and losing our appeal. A married couples desire for each other should only grow sweeter, deeper, and more genuine.
According to Scripture, romance is not meant to be a dream, but a precious and protected standard for marriage.
Blessings,
Jo