Recently in Franklin TN, my 23 year old nephew and talked about dating. We read through portions of the study guide on Desperado from my book Lord of the Ringless. I have decided to post excerpts from that study guide in 4 sections over the coming month on Fridays.Especially over holidays when the tug for family and connection for someone special can be heightened, we must continue to trust God with our lives and open our heart's door wide to receive His love.
Know You are Beloved
"There is in every human heart an inextinguishable desire to be someone’s prince, someone’s princess. We want to be beloved." John Ortberg
King Solomon states in Song of Solomon
In Song of Solomon
It is natural to want a male-female relationship where we are cherished and beloved the way it is expressed in the love connection and expression of King Solomon and his bride.
John Ortberg expounds on our deep desire to be Beloved by returning to the Bible, for example: “the scriptures use extravagant images to convince us of this. God’s love for us is the love of a friend who would sacrifice his life for the one he loves, the love of a father for a runaway son, the love of a mother that will not allow her to forget her child. God’s love for us is more passionate than the heart of the most passionate groom for his bride. You are the Beloved of God.”
- “Act natural, be yourself ; and if he likes you that way he can take you that way” Grandma Elizabeth

