Oh, the Lies Emotions Can Tell

“A Wooing King”
These jazz rhythms are tenderly causing me to sway; as if I were in an elegant gown in a dim lighted club being pursued by my love. The snare drum oh-so-subtle in the background; causing those elusive parts of my mind to be gathered in the center of the dance floor for a sweet reunion. A date long past due, as I have allowed the fleeting rushes of today suppress the very memory of when I finally noticed my King wooing me. The steady tempo of the piano; luring memories of joyful days past, reminding me of the King’s relentless, unceasing pursuit of me.


I wrote that poem a little earlier in the year. I was reminded of it today when my thoughts wandered at a moment when I felt stagnant - gray - indifferent. I started to feel a lack of pizzazz and actually started to get down about it. But, then I was reminded that regardless of what I am feeling my two loves are pursuing me; my Lord and my husband. 


I think, as a stay at home mom, it is so easy for me to fall in to the trap of getting discouraged or discontented. Oh, my flesh hungers for "more" and tries to convince me that my life is lacking. Oh, what a lie! I can almost laugh out loud in mockery of such nonsense. And, yet, if even for a brief moment I fall into a place of question. 


Isn't it too easy sometimes? To be too moved by what we are feeling or even what we are not. At the end of the day, the love that the Lord offers me goes so much deeper than any emotion this human body of mine can feel. His love is the one and only constant thing in my life and what I feel or don't feel doesn't change that. And with Eric, I have to remember that the enemy is not a fan of love. he is not a fan of what the Lord has created between Eric and I. So, tomorrow, we are going on a date. And, I am going to be wooed by Eric. 


My prayer for us tonight (whoever is reading this), is that we wouldn't dismiss being pursued by our King simply because we convince ourselves that we should be "feeling more." 
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