the pursuit of you part 8: final part: i welcome the garden

 

I welcome the garden.

I welcome her flaws, for to me they are not flaws at all, 

But testimony written on her skin, that tells God’s story through her,

I am honored that I get to be the one to call her, Wife.

And i her husband, forever we will share our life. 

She is a sister in spirit, a spouse of soul, 

I cry out praise to my Father for this gentle soul,

She's been through much, been healed of much more,

She did not come to me half and broken, but sure and whole.

In only the way God could have put her back together again,

Better than before, with molten gold filling the cracks,

Taking trauma and creating something more beautiful than before,

Her latter days are better than her former days. 

And I, with open arms, welcome the garden of her life.

I am not ashamed of her story, where she's been, who she was,

And am proud of who she is now, and what God wrought through her,

Inhale the sweet-smelling aroma of her spirit, and exhale a praise to God. 

Isaiah 61:3 (KJV)
“To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes…”

Joel 2:25 (ESV)
“I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten…”

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the scars of her life tells her beautiful story

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the pursuit of you part 7: the beloved

 

The beloved 

The beloved is black and kissed thrice by the sun, 

Life has colored her beautifully,

But not a thing of shame to cause me to run,

But an art piece, a thing of beauty.

My spirit recognized hers first, before I ever saw the physical,

My heart sang to hers, before we ever exchanged hello’s and how do you do’s. 

She is beautiful and lovely because she belongs to the King, mystical.

She's more than I imagined for myself, better, as always, when leaving the Potter to choose.

I see kindness in her eyes,

I can fully trust my heart with her, 

I see many mornings, and a wonderful, safe sunrise, 

A life mate, a help meet, lifelong, always, beside her. 

She is mine….the beloved.

Song of Solomon 1:5 (KJV)
“I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem…”

1 Corinthians 13:4–7 (ESV)
“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude… it bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”

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the beloved is dear to your heart, and there shall she stay.

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the pursuit of you part 6: their eyes were watching God

 

Their eyes were watching God.

A meeting of souls, heaven-appointed,

This was divinely ordained, before the stars were born,

God wrote this song into the heavens.

To be a beacon pointing to the true marriage of Christ and HIS bride. 

This is not pride, but joy; this is not arrogance, but a humble reminder, 

Every good gift comes from above,

Every blessing and grace shown is to point us to the one on the throne. 

In the natural, a man and woman become one,

Freely of their own doing, the maker's handiwork,

They sing up high praises together,

for, in the spirit, their eyes were watching God.

James 1:17 (ESV)
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights…”

Ephesians 5:31–32 (KJV)
“For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife… This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.”

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may we always keep our eyes on our Maker, and grow in understanding of the great mystery in the age to come.

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the pursuit of you part 5: His eyes beheld the beauty of spirit

 

His eyes beheld the beauty of the spirit. 

I've never seen a spirit shine as her.

Like the littlest star shines the brightest in the night sky.

I'm lost in her stare, so much so that my eyes blur,

But I never lose the image, my reason why.

I love her for her fiery spirit that burns.

The one who endured when the world tried to crush her,

I don't hesitate to touch her soul, my heart yearns,

I watch as she prays before the king, bearing all of herself.

And I saw through the eyes of heaven, 

Not with the eyes of man, 

The confidence of a humble woman,

In her presence, only a man worthy and rooted in Christ can stand. 

Favor does not chase; it attracts. 

And I am drawn to her orbit, 

She is grounded by the rock, 

And I stand steady beside her. 

I would never dim her shine, 

My light will be right there next to hers,

Together we advance the Kingdom of heaven,

Our King has spoken. 

1 Samuel 16:7 (ESV)
“For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”

Proverbs 18:22 (KJV)
“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.”

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may we look with spiritual eyes to truly see the beauty of a fellow image bearer.

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the pursuit of you part 4: shes all heart and a soul full of roses

 

She’s all heart and a soul full of roses.

She comes in the room like a whirlwind, 

Commanding the place like a storm,

A storm I wish to be weathered next to in the end,

The earth quakes beneath her praise, perfect form.

Carefully crafted by the potter's hands,

Wonderfully and fearfully made of roses and in control.

She's got heart even in the midst of sinking sands; she stands,

She's more than body, she's heart, heat, fire, and soul.

Psalm 139:14 (ESV)
“I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.”

Isaiah 64:8 (KJV)
“But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.”

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She's more than a body, shes heart, heat, fire and soul <3

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the pursuit of you part 3: she shall be called woman

 

She shall be called a woman

My breath caught when she stepped into the room, wedding gown filling the space,

I had no words, and my heart began to race.

Heart pounding in my chest,

I am undone, yet anchored in her care.

She's bold and big in personality and beautiful of spirit; none can compare.

From the stride of grace when she walks, to the joy in her laughter.

She is unafraid and unapologetically herself,

I'd never ask her to change, like so many do, and lose themselves.

But you see, she is much more than just a vision to see,

She's a God-fearing woman, a precious soul to seek.

Her scars do not hinder me,

They simply tell her beautiful story.

She is unhidden where the world demands performance.

She follows a rhythm of truth, and I am changed by it.

She walked in, and I knew a storm was coming,

From henceforth, she shall be called…woman. My wife.

Genesis 2:23 (KJV)
“And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman…”

Proverbs 31:30 (ESV)
“Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”

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the awe of man to see woman

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the pursuit of you part 2: if you told me to wait again i would

 

If you told me to wait again, I would

Lord, I've cried and cried, barely holding onto patience,

For a bride of my own, one to love, to cherish, and to hold,

Finally ive found her whom my heart loves under your guidance, I've obeyed and followed your direction, done all I was told. 

Years have I waited, searched, but could not find,

A woman worth more than rubies, and gold, and silver that does not last.

A woman, my heart would be safe in her hands, and hers in mine.

Till the day you brought her to me, and I had a companion all of my own at last.

But Lord, if it were all gone tomorrow,

Praise would still be yours, with all I could, 

Your plans for me are good, so I would not weep for sorrow, 

But worship on my lips, if you told me to wait again, I would.

Lamentations 3:25 (ESV)
“The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.”

Psalm 37:7 (KJV)
“Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way…”

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sometimes the bravest thing is to surrender all to God and trust the Creator above our own desires

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