Jealous Love

These are the lyrics to the song I wrote yesterday. This is basically what has been going on in my heart recently. Last night in Bible study, we read some passages by Catherine of Genoa. What I learned is that when I am in God's love and content to remain there, He slowly will reveal to me my imperfections and the power of His love to remove them. Don't try to understand God. It will get you absolutely nowhere. Just receive what He reveals to you in His time, and allow Him to work when He wants to work. Out of the place of Christ's all encompassing love his where our love for people will come. It is not by our power, but by His. It is a long journey of slowly growing more and more in love with Him. I shouldn't try to rush God.

Here is the song:

JEALOUS LOVE
Vs.1
How I love the way that you look at me
How I love the words that You speak to me
How I love the grace you have shown to me
How I love that you want to be just with me

Vs. 2
How You love the way that I look at you
How you love when I share my heart with you
How you love when I give my all to you
How you love when I want to be just with you

Bridge 1
I am drawn into your arms; and I trust that there I will find strength
My heart dances when you speak; for I hear the passion in Your words

Chorus:
And I am awestruck by your beauty
You have captured my heart with your selfless love
How could I fall for any other lover
When you're standing here with jealous love in Your eyes

Bridge 2
So face down I come to you; with one desire - to be yours, Lord
And I know this path won't be easy; that is why I'm giving it all back to you


And here is a quote from what we read last night by Catherine of Genoa:

"May this be our prayer: 'I do not want to turn my eyes from You, O God. There I want them to stay and not move no matter what happens to me, within or without.' For those who trust in God need not worry about themselves. As I think about you, my spiritual children, I see that God's pure love is attentive to all of your needs. It is because of this tender love that I need not ask anything of God for you. All I need to do is lift you up before His face."

When I am in a place of total surrender and trust in God, I know that His love is sufficient and He knows what we need before we ask. Therefore, when I am praying for others this week, I'm not going to list all of the things I want God to do. Rather, I'm just going to lift them up to Him, knowing that He knows what's best. That will leave no room for my own disappointment if things don't go the way I thought they should. I will see everything that happens as an act of God's love. It doesn't have to make sense, and it really shouldn't make sense to my own mind. God wants us to live by faith so that we are acting out of love rather than out of fear, selfishness, or obligation. I am so amazed by God!

Just a few thoughts from my heart!