Five Facts about Love
is a Rose
The initial idea for this devotional came while listening to
the radio. As the song, The Rose, played the scripture references and text
flowed through me as though I were a channel.
The Rose was written by Amanda McBroom and recorded by Bette
Midler for the movie of the same title which was about Janis Joplin.
Many folks don’t know that Country Music Artist, Conway
Twitty also recorded this song. This is the
version I heard when the idea for the devotional came to me. I’d never heard
Bette Midler’s version.
My original thoughts for this devotional included poetry
from a friend, however the publishers I pitched it to said it would be stronger
without the poems.
Although it is my longest NF work, Love is a Rose is not the
only non-fiction I’ve had published. Find more about the anthologies and
devotionals I’m published in HERE.
Blurb: Music is the magical entry into the spirit world; the
golden gate into the Kingdom of God. But we mustn’t be of the mindset that God
only uses Christian music to reach out and touch our mind, heart and spirit.
God uses any and every means available to speak to His
children.
Our job is to be open and
receptive.
In this devotional, Pamela S
Thibodeaux shares how God opened her spirit to a deeper understanding of the
abundance of His grace and mercy through the words of the song, The Rose sung by Country & Western
artist Conway Twitty.
Pamela offers Seeds to Ponder and a prayer as she
parallels the love of God and the Christian life to each verse of the song.
Excerpt: Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching
need...
How very true! The Bible speaks of a longing of our soul to
be in communion with the Lord. Psalm 42 says, "As the hind longs for
running water, so my soul longs for thee, oh God..."
Endless, aching need; we all
feel it––the need to be loved, to be worthy; the ache to know God more
intimately and to glorify Him.
Many describe this aspect of
their walk with God as an ache or a hunger which is forever present. Sometimes
it is more prevalent than others but always there….The need to be close to Him,
to know His will, to feel His presence, to be made worthy and whole by His Holy
Spirit.
Just when we feel we’ve
gotten closer to Him still, the ache smarts again––deeper, more desperate than
the last time. A longing that cannot be described––one that can only be
satisfied by the Holy Spirit leading you closer and deeper into the Sacred
Heart of Jesus.
Every one of us can relate
to the insatiable hunger we’ve experienced in our lives. Many times we seek
after and pursue more…bigger and better things (money, houses, cars, jobs)
thinking those will satisfy, not realizing the hunger in our soul is one only
God can satisfy. As I look back over my life, I recall a time when I got
wrapped up in the things of the world, and yet, I’ve always been a seeker of
peace above all things. Oh, that we would teach our children that more is not
better and the more things you have, the more time you’ll spend taking care of
them and the less time you’ll have to pursue what really matters in life—people
and relationships!
The accumulation of things
will never satisfy the soul like an intimate relationship with the Creator and
His creation. Get rid of the “stuff” in your life and see how much peace there
is in simplicity.
Seeds to ponder: In Matthew 5: 6, Jesus said,
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst
for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” How many times do
we fill the hunger in our hearts with things of the world instead of filling it
with things of the Spirit?
Prayer: Dear God, help me to
recognize true, spiritual hunger and turn to You instead of giving in to the
lusts of my flesh and the lure of the world by engaging in unholy attitudes and
actions.
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Author bio: Award-winning author,
Pamela S. Thibodeaux is the Co-Founder and a lifetime member of Bayou Writers
Group in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Multi-published in romantic fiction as well
as creative non-fiction, her writing has been tagged as, “Inspirational with
an Edge!” ™ and reviewed as “steamier
and grittier than the typical Christian novel without decreasing the message.”
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Thanks for sharing,
Tina
