Ok, I'll admit...I've become slightly obsessed with the song, "My Dear" from the Bethel Loft Sessions. Whenever there is 4 minutes of silence, this song should be playing. No excuses. At first, I wasn't sure why I found myself so captivated by this song. I mean it's just another worship song right? Says the same things, right? Wrong. Take a look at the lyrics...
I am Yours and You are mine.
I am ravished by the sight
Of one glimpse into Your eyes.
My lover's coming for His bride.
For there is none upon the earth
That I desire before You Lord.
For You've been faithful all my days.
Your love endures, it will never fade away.
I need to say what my soul is singing.
I need to say what my heart is screaming.
That I love You my dear.
That I love You my dear my dear.
That I love You my dear.
That I love You my dear my dear.
You're everything I ever wanted.
Everything I ever needed.
(You've ravished my heart.)
You're everything I ever wanted.
Everything I ever needed.
(You've ravished my heart.)
Define the word ravished. According to dictionary.com, it means "filled with strong emotion, especially joy." But that's a dictionary...what does it feel like to have a ravished heart? For me, this is why I can't get enough of this song. It reminds me of the Jesus I fell in love with in the first place. It brings me back to that place of the initial intimacy I felt when I entered into this beautiful romance with him."I am Yours and You are mine." He desires me--a sinful, prideful, arrogant, selfish person. Yet, he still wants me? Yes. When Jesus whispers this to me for the trillionth time, my heart is ravished by him. "The lover's coming for His bride." That's me. I'm his bride. He wants to sweep me off my feet, to romance me. "I need to say what my soul is singing. I need to say what my heart is screaming." I can't contain it. My heart may explode just from getting a single glimpse, a single moment of understanding the magnitude of his love for me. When you're in love with someone, you can't contain the way you feel. It flows out of you. Your emotion, your yearning to be with that person, your ache of not being with that person, your joy, your giddiness, your failure to focus and be present. This is how I feel about Jesus. He enraptures me. He captivates me. "I love You my dear."