48 Song of Solomon 3:5 Let it Sleep

JMD Devotional 48 Song of Solomon 3:5 Let it Sleep

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the hinds of the field that you stir not up nor awaken love until it pleases.

If love and sexual passion are stirred up prematurely, in adolescence, then the magnitude, beauty and impact of one's life's love will be diminished. These things are good and wonderful and worth waiting for. This principle applies to married adults as well, who might awaken desire when they are alone, or at an inappropriate time. Let it sleep. Longing can be a beautiful kind of fast, that builds upon itself when not expressed.

Dear God,
How I wish I understood courtship growing up. I was reckless, impatient and striving for so much before its proper time and setting. Please heal the damage my blundering ways have caused and teach me to wait for pleasures until you give them to me.
Amen

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