February 26 & March 1
“Human history is the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.” —C.S. Lewis
In order for relationships to work, let the ONE who designed them define them.
Solomon’s Song of Songs
She
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—for your love is more delightful than wine. Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the young women love you! —Song of Song’s 1:1-3
Take me away with you—let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers.
Friends
We rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine.She
How right they are to adore you! —Song of Songs 1:4
A great place to start isn’t
Dark am I, yet lovely, daughters of Jerusalem, dark like the tents of Kedar, like the tent curtains of Solomon. Do not stare at me because I am dark, because I am darkened by the sun. My mother’s sons were angry with me and made me take care of the vineyards; my own vineyard I had to neglect. —Song of Songs 1:5,6
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting! —Proverbs 31:30
Tell me, you whom I love, where you graze your flock and where you rest your sheep at midday. Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your friends? —Song of Songs 1:7
A great foundation is the
I liken you, my darling, to a mare among Pharoah’s chariot horses. Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels. We will make you earrings of gold, studded with silver. —Song of Songs 1:9-11
A great timing of love is in the context of
Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires. —Song of Songs 2:7
Without wise leadership, a nation falls; there is safety in having many advisers. —Proverbs 11:14
FILL OUT THIS WEEK’S CONNECTION CARD
-Today I choose to give my life to Jesus for the first time.
-I desire to follow God and will practice God’s way of dating.
-I will be attractive in my marriage and will work on who I am.
-I am not living according to the counsel of others and need to make a change.