I'm a romantic guy who just wants to love a princess and write love letters to her like a prince would. So when I find you this is what I'll say when we hold hands and dance under the stars. "When the city lights & cascades collide, the galaxies are where we'll reside. Cause when you step on my toes we'll float away and dance through the atmosphere with your toes are on mine."
I’m sure that when you walk through the forest plant life grows all around you. When you first passed me by I felt a little bit more alive then I did the minute before. The ghosts that told me you were taken were lying because heaven knows you were made just for me! I’ve been longing for daises and roses to push through the ground around me because the life that springs from the earth reminds me of you. The little white dress you wear matches the white as snow rose that is gently bouncing in your beautiful hair as you dance through the forest. Walking from afar I see you smiling back at me just long enough to make my heart jump out of my chest and run away. Truth be told it’s hard to fall in love with someone when your heart is chasing after the person faster then your legs can keep up.
You sing a song that enchants the forest. Every bird, every bear, and every tree is captured by the song that spills from those beautiful lips that lights up the world with that smile. As the wind blows through the trees the sound of accordions and bells harmonize with the quartet of crickets and grunting bass singing bears in the forest. As you sing praise to King Jesus every syllable that leaps from your mouth plucks heaven’s heart strings like the harp of David did thousands of years ago. Heaven knows that this girl is too good for me and that it’s a miracle that she actually likes me. Jesus is a miracle worker is He not? You brought such life into this forest of mine. With a shy grin I stared into your eyes as you stared right back in mine. Before my heart jumped out of my chest again I grabbed your soft delicate hands. “May I have this dance?” I requested. “You may!” You accepted giddily.
Holding hands we waltzed through the forest with the daisies and the bears. We danced as the music of God’s beautiful creation sang a lovely melody of our love. As the sun fell asleep and the moon awakened that night we lay on the ground to grin and stare at the stars. The fuzzy blue blanket and the leaves and brush around us kept us warm and cuddly. That night the moon beamed with unusual shine. With our hands interlaced I fell in love with her even more every second I was with her. As shooting stars danced the night away we talked about Love, Heaven, and the dreams of our bright future. With a candle in hand we starred into each others eyes getting glimpse after glimpse as the candle flickered in the wind. In this moment time stopped. As the reflection of the candle lit up her eyes I leaned in and gently placed my forehead on hers. While my heart melted I managed to say what I had been waiting to say that whole night “You’re my dream come true.” I whispered.
I regret to inform you that this is unfortunately not another classic “Ethan Bricker Love Story”. On the contrary this is about being ok with being alone. Being the handsome and strapping young man I find myself being all the time I am now seeing that I am in the search of that girl that will sweep me off my feet. My ears are in pain every single day because they long to hear those three words from the lips of an angel. I am a hopeful romantic and literally am thinking and praying for my future wife every day. One thing I always have to keep in check though is that I letting Jesus romance me. I believe the most important thing a man can do 2nd to getting saved is to let Jesus teach them how to romance and love a girl the way He does. I’m sure if you’re a guy reading this you’re thinking “Why would Jesus want to romance me? Creepy.” I feel you bro. The fact is that Jesus is a lover and He has no boundaries when it comes to how He will show His love, their is no box you can put it in. Jesus is in love with you because you are part of His bride in which He intends to marry!
My point in writing this is to write on the importance of learning to be loved and romanced by Jesus so that you may do the same to another. I am ok with being single because I am learning and being taught by the best of the best. There comes a time in every man’s life where he has to be not afraid to die alone. (Yes I know that God’s will is for us to get married and not to be without anyone) If I am miserable every day because I ‘NEED’ a girlfriend then I am not very healthy. I’m not at all saying you can’t be stoked to date and to find the person you’re going to marry but my point is that we need to find our romantic fulfillment in Jesus first because that creates a healthy safety of being single and your heart will be protected in any relationship you enter. Letting Jesus romance you not only protects you but it will also make you the the man/women of your spouses dreams!
TIP: My tip for guys in letting Jesus romance yours ask Him to come romance you as the Lion of Judah. You’ll blush.
What does it look like when you truly honor someone for everything God has put on their life? I believe that every day is a beautiful day and that beautiful days always start off with honoring someone or something. Relationships with friends, co-workers, leaders, and even God all exist because of one thing. Honor. Honor is literally what keeps society going in this small little world called we call ‘Earth’. Though it has been hard for me to honor some people throughout my short little 19 year old life I am starting to realize that when you learn to honor great men and women in your life all of a sudden most of your relationships start looking really healthy because you start to look through eyes of potential rather then eyes of judgement. Beautiful days don’t look beautiful through a hospital window so why should our relationships look like hospital windows rather then thriving fields of life? The world is hurting but why is it hurting? Is it hurting because of war, drug abuse, divorce, or poverty? Perhaps, but where does the root of that pain come from. It comes from one person choosing not to honor someone else for who God sees them as.
Honor looks like a lot of things it can look like a young man with beautiful tears flowing from his eyes as two great men of God knight him as a commission to change the world, or it can look as simple as a daughter listening to her mother lecture her even though she completely disagrees. I am definitely not inclining that we need to worship great leaders in our life but I am saying we need to have a high honor and respect. While doing so we need to understand that everyone is human and not everyone is perfect. If Jesus sees His children as clean, perfect, and beautiful then shouldn’t we start to love and respect his bride the way he does? Today I cried for close to an hour because I was overwhelmed with what honor really looked like. Honor is a beautiful thing that brings tears to my eyes in the thought of a generation who has complete honor for who their leaders are and who their peers are going to be. I think that if we as sons and daughters of God started seeing how big our destinies were it would be a lot easier to serve a great leader above us because we would learn to honor, love, and serve someone else before ourselves. The bible says “We love, because He first loved us.” Jesus set a great example of what honor looks like. Loving someone before they show you any love or respect. Beautiful tears come from love being exposed through honor and the heart being able to speak loudly not through words but through kneeling to the ground in respect of the beautiful calling and anointing someone carries.
Tonight I drove across the country just to find her. I looked in Tahoe, I looked in Salt Lake, I even looked in Colorado Springs but I couldn’t seem to find her among the mountains. So I drove through the states with no one to meet other then the random artists that shuffled through my old 80 gig iPod video. I turned around multiple times searching every little town for that beautiful flirty smile I saw in my dreams as I fell asleep at the wheel. Tonight I drove to Nashville because she’s on my mind every hour of every minute of every second of my short little nights. I can’t seem to forget her ever since she whispered those three dangerous words to me. Her nervousness excites me, her smile makes everything in the world disappear, and her voice puts every song bird to shame. Tonight I drove to Nashville in hope of a kiss and hug. Tonight I drove to Nashville just to feel like she was near.
I awoke to the sound of jet engines roaring, the sound of great laughter between the aisles, and a beaming light lightly slapping me in the face through the airplane window. Everyone on the plane seemed extremely giddy and overwhelmed with joy; not a frown to be seen. I sat up, stretched my arms…
So good!
Dear Other Half,
I’m pretty sure your beauty astounds the trees. As you walk through the forest I follow closely behind in wonder and watch the red woods dance with you. I am in complete confusion when I am around you but there is something so intriguing about this whole thing. I can barley utter a word out of my immature young nineteen year old mouth but I’d rather listen to you anyways. You sing the days and nights away without a care in the world where you are or who you’re with. I think I’ve figured it out. The world is your friend and you gladly embrace it with a close hug and a sweet kiss on the cheek ready to take it on close and personal. That makes me smile. You light up the world and I believe you’re the world’s dream come true. This short little love letter is coming to a quick end but it’s ok I’ll write you sometime soon. You are the sweetest thing in the world so I’m really really glad my heart isn’t a diabetic. Through the cascades, the city lights, and the screaming howling wind I want to ask you one question. “Do you hear me calling?”
