So I have been reading Song of Solomon and singing through it in my worship sets lately and have landed upon Song of Solomon 2:13-17…here is the passage:
Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.
O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the crannies of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely. Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.
My beloved is mine, and I am his; he grazes among the lilies.
It has really had a lot of impact lately. Some of you have already gotten my email about Taiwan and how I am not going on the missions trip this year. (the goal is STILL to go to Taiwan, but the Lord has kept me here because He is preparing me for the long term, not to have me go for the short term). If you look at Song of Solomon as a metaphor for how Christ loves the church, this passage takes on a whole different meaning and one that has majorly impacted me over the last couple of weeks. There are a number of things that are coming out of this…
1) I can arise out of where I am at to where the Lord is beckoning me to. I don’t have to stay there, I don’t have to sit and wallow in whatever situation I am in. The Lord wants us to move and come away with Him
2) There are foxes, which can be distractions or pleasures that take away from the fruit of your life/garden.
I have been learning that I am very easily distracted. the Internet is one big distractions. Stumbleupon.com and other sites will draw you in and cause you to spend hours and hours that you don’t have on pointless things you don’t need. The things of this world are so enticing and can distract you from the heavenly pleasures and purpose that God has for you. The result? A feeling of being lost, aimlessness, the lack of purpose…I’ve felt that for years in the past and it’s not a great place to be. So how do you get out of it? You arise. Well, first the Lord calls you and then you arise. But what if the Lord doesn’t call you or you aren’t sure? Turn off the distractions. Promise yourself not to be on the computer after 11pm and stick with it. You’ll go through withdrawal, because we all have fed ourselves with distractions that we get so used to keeping with us, but if you keep at it and spend the time throwing up a 5 min prayer or reading a christian book, little by little the sense of purpose comes back, the sense of being alive comes back and you continue to walk down the center of that path.
