*contemplation*

During prayer I got an image of Jesus placing a ring on my finger.
The feeling was that we are engaged but not yet married, so my heart needs to be set on the wedding day. The ring is on our hand, but often we wear it as just another piece of average jewelery. We don't feel the true weight of it, the worth of it, the meaning of it. My roommate is engaged (gee, I wonder who I could be referring to) and when her fiance is gone, she misses him. She eagerly looks forward to his return. She wants to hurry up and get married so that they can be together. This must be our heart toward the Bridegroom.
Although we are engaged, we often live our lives as one determined to be a bachelor(ette) up until the very day of the nuptials. We live freely and flirtatiously with the world around us, parceling out our affections to things far inferior to what we are called to. Inferior to what we are offered. We constantly trod upon the feelings and heart of our Betrothed. Whether we do it on purpose, or out of worldly habit, our love is rarely poured out to Christ and Christ alone.
If only we would return the love He has for us!
If only we would live as one desperately anticipating our wedding!
Anticipating our Bridegroom!