Write my Love Story....

One of my all time favorite love stories is that of isaac and rebeckah. For those of you unfamiliar with said story isaac was ready to marry and he went to his father abraham, they prayed about it and abraham sent one of his servants out to find isaac's bride.

I find myself inexplicabley drawn to this servant. Here he was setting off with this impossible task... He was supposed to find the perfect woman for isaac. Let's keep in mind my technologically advanced friends that in those days there was no such thing as eharmony or match.com. No personality tests to unlock your inner psyche or keywords to help you search. He was totally flying blind on this one. How intimidating would that be? But this servant was smart... He turned to God and asked Him to make it obvious who the right woman was. He asked God for several signs and was led to a girl named Rebeckah.

The servant was certain that she was the one but the final decision was her's. Did she leave with this stranger to join in marriage to a man she'd never met or did she play it safe and stay with her family? --marry a nice boy from the neighborhood and start a family... She chose to take a leap of faith and the way i read the story when isaac and rebeckah met for the first time there was no mistaking that this was meant to be! God wrote their perfect love story.

I don't know about you but sometimes i forget that God has a plan when it comes to my love life. I find myself wanting to rush the process and that never works out well. It's easy in a society that puts so much value on relationships to forget that just because you're single doesn't mean you shouldn't be falling in love. God is teaching us something and giving us an oppurtunity to fall deeper and deeper in love with Him -to connect to Him in a way that will strengthen our future partnership with our spouse. He's telling you 'just trust me to write your love story.' Wow.

My favorite part about that beautiful love story is that they only had to do three things: pray, wait, and act. It seems so simple so why do we make it so complicated? Trust God to write your love story- i can't think of a better author.

When you hear it...

I'm a big fan of music... I don't think I've ever met someone who wasn't. Regardless of beliefs, education, circumstances, we as the human race are motivated by poetry set to music. We don't always have the same tastes- death metal, jazz, country, classical. There are many different sounds out there. Today I was listening to a song by Anna Nalick... It's called Shine. There is a line that says "There's a time when the poets and porn stars align and you don't know who to believe in. That's a good time to be leavin'." I've listened to it several times before, but today was the first time that it really hit me. It strikes me how often I'm in that situation.... the angel on one side and devil on the other.... listen to your head or your heart... etc...etc... but I'm struck by that story in Elijah... Elijah had just proven God was true on Mt. Carmel in a SPECTACULAR way... and rather than celebrating he asked God to end his life... said he had had enough. Then this-->

The LORD said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the LORD is about to pass by." Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.

Despite the fact that Elijah was ready to throw in the towel he still knew the voice of God when he heard it. I think it was all a test... God was seeing if Elijah, in the worst moment of his life, would listen to the chaos around him or if He would be ready to hear the silence. Elijah's complaint was that he was alone. He had fought the good fight, but he was alone in his love for the true God... and that's when God gave him Elisha.... gave him not only a fellow believer, but a prodigy... a son... a best friend... and when it was finally time for Elijah to go home he followed that still small voice onto a chariot of fire.... God picked him up.... wow.... all because he was listening to the right voice.

Who are you listening to?