The Netting ....

The Netting

The morning sun came blazing through her window at the same time each day. Today the sky was a bit overcast so she was a bit late starting her daily morning routine.

She rushed through her shower, completed her hair and was hurriedly trying to locate her other brown sweater, the one that she always wore when the winds were cold.

As she was rummaging through several places in the cluttered closet she was suddenly bopped on the head with her hand bag and just for a moment in time she was taken back to a time she had thought she had forgotten.

Slowly she shifted herself and was now sitting on top of an old bag she used for overflow storage for clothes that were too sheer for these cold winter months they were experiencing in the majestic mountains she has long called her home.

Gently she began to sort through her purse contents that were now spread out on her closet floor. To her amazement she could not believe she was able to store so many non-essentials inside the few pockets of her bag.

She decided to place only those things that were greatly needed inside this time. She began checking off silently in her mind as she picked up her wallet, keys, glasses, checkbook, pen and name badge. Something was caught on the pin of her name tag. At first she was curious because she knew she had not worn anything taffeta in years.

Caught on the pin was a bow tied with two small circles of taffeta netting. A cold shiver ran over her and she was taken back to the words that were spoken over those circles so long ago. Tears began to fill her eyes as the sound of the voice came rushing back in her spirit. She could hear the voice just as though the woman was speaking right next to her.

The sheer, netted, heart shaped circles symbolized two separate individuals. The transparency of the material symbolized how we should be very transparent with our feelings towards the one we are about to enter into a marriage covenant with. We should never hide or hold back anything that could cause a division in our union. She recalled how the woman twisted the two hearts right down the middle which symbolized how unique and complex we are as humans. Then she took the two pieces of twisted material and placed them directly in the center mark of each other. This symbolized the union between these two individuals. Next, she made a beautiful fluffy knot right in the center. This symbolized the union with God, husband and wife. The two have now become one person, one flesh, one heart. She also recalled the minister saying that the union was even more so in heaven and it was in earth. He went on to say the tighter the knot, the closer the union will become.

By this time she was on her face weeping before the LORD. How she recalled the first memories of her failed marriage. She then remembered those long, lonely nights that kept her awake crying out to the LORD for comfort and peace. The lonesome drives and great movies on the television. The distinct sound of another person’s breathing. Her mind continued to race on and on.

How she began to feel those old familiar pains of how she had failed the LORD so miserably. And how she thought she would never be able to be as close to Him as she once was. How she felt she had betrayed His love, His faithfulness, His care and the comfort He had bestowed upon her for so many years prior to her marriage.

Suddenly she was whisked away as if she was transported right there at the feet of Jesus. The sweetness of His voice and the warmth of His touch brought her back into union with Him. Pain eased, doubt was gone, the past faded and all that was left in her was the warmth of His love.

How she cherished that feeling. How she had grown so accustomed to His tenderness over the years she had spent totally engrossed in His presence. Nothing and no one could ever take His place. How she missed the intimate fellowship she was longing for during those months she lost trying to fulfill her own destiny. Those months chasing after her past and trying to fill in spots of time that were lost seeking man and not Christ were now behind her.

Could it be possible to love anyone more than she felt His love for her? Gathering her purse and wiping away the tears on her sweater sleeve she hurriedly tucked the netted bow into her bosom and rushed out the door. As she started the car the song on the radio brought her back to a more pleasant place in time and also caused her spirit to soar. She whispered at first, “if not for You” … She began to ponder on the goodness of the LORD and how faithful and loving He has always been to her. She raised her hands in a loud praise to the One that had stolen her heart so many years ago. “You are all I need” … “All I need!”

Phil 1:6, “I am sure that the good work God began in you will continue until he completes it on the day when Jesus Christ comes again.”

Heb 6:18, “These two things cannot change: God cannot lie when he says something, and he cannot lie when he makes an oath. So these two things are a great help to us who have come to God for safety. They encourage us to hold on to the hope that is ours.”

Phil 1:9, “This is my prayer for you: that your love will grow more and more; that you will have knowledge and understanding with your love.”

Phil 1:10, “That you will see the difference between what is important and what is not and choose what is important; that you will be pure and blameless for the coming of Christ.”

Co 13:7,” Love never gives up on people. It never stops trusting, never loses hope, and never quits.”

1Co 13:8,” Love will never end.”

In His Love,

By His Spirit,

I scribe His ♥