Anyway, the point is that I have been studying and reflecting on the Song of Solomon. What continually struck me was the woman's passion. Certainly, the song is poetry, but the woman's passion, at most points, is uncontrollable. If you guys haven't read the Song of Solomon in a while, take a ganders. First of all, the woman's voice dominates the song. Secondly, the first thing you notice when you read her words are that they are full of sexual desire. All this woman wants to do is have terses with her lover in the countryside. She wants him to be like a Gazelle and bound over the mountains and come make love to her. She wants him to put a seal of ownership on her and call her his own. Seriously, take a look!
Having said that I want to pose a question for us to reflect on as men: What do you think the man in the song was like to evoke such passion in his woman? I think as married or "one-day-to-be" married men we have to ask ourselves this question and I want to know what you guys think. What do you do to draw this sort of passion out of your women? Do they feel this way about you? Where do we hope to grow? Just something to, perhaps, get the ball rolling.
Also, if there are any ladies reading this blog. Please, post a comment. Let us know what evokes Song of Solomon-like passion in you.
Please, lets keep it rate p-g ish fellas.
Glory to Jesus!
2 comments:
Honestly, I find that this is not a complicated science. Women want to know they are loved and why they are loved. So, simple things work best: doing the dishes, buying her flowers, telling her why I married her, telling her why I still love her, coming home with simple surprises (so that she knows I was thinking about her), etc.
Paul writes that we are to love our wives as Christ loved the church, which requires self-sacrifice of the Husband for the HOLINESS of the Beloved. One thing that stuck out to me at Matt's wedding was in his vows when he said that he promises to love Andrea even when he's tired. That's what is toughest for me, because that is when I want to run away, relax, and read to my introverted self. It is then when I am really challenged to "give myelf up for her."
Nonetheless, we simply must try. I find that efforts are more important than the particular product. That is, it's not so much what they are given, but the thought behind the gesture.
And for you non-married men out there, I find that, psychologically, this does become a discipline once you get married. Before marriage it just flowed out of me. After marriage...not so much.
as a friend of tremper's, i may be able to arrange a sit down for you. although, i have to say the best way to hook tremper is by talking about the philadelphia eagles or megadeath. yes, tremper longman iii, the old testament genius, goes to megadeath concerts. i'd like to look back at some of my studies on this book with tremper and see if i can add some good stuff to the discussion
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