"Awake , north wind, and come south wind! Blow on my garden, that it's fragrance may spread abroad. Let my lover come into His garden and taste it's choice fruits."
Song of Solomon 4:16
This is supposed to be what the bride is saying of her beloved. It is a comparison to us the bride [the church] and Jesus Christ.
The interesting thing is, the bride is calling the opposing North and the South wind to blow, so that the flowers and the fruits get crushed and the fragrance will come out to please her lover.
Clashing of winds is not a pleasant experience. Yet only those bring out the fruit and the sweetness of our nature which God expects to see in us.
I was wondering how many of us will welcome such crushing experiences? Whether we invite them or not, they do come. When we face them, do the fruit of the spirit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness and self control come out of us? [Gal. 5:22] Most of the time we wish that we escape misunderstandings, unkindness, abuse, expressions of anger, insults, etc. It is easy to exhibit self pity, hatred, bitterness, complaining and murmuring. Sometimes we even start doubting and questioning God.
God allows us to go through such breaking experiences to make us strong and to develop the natures [fruits], He desires us to possess.
Through these testing times, we learn more than we would in any other situation. These are growing times as we learn the extent of our own commitment, weakness and utter dependence on God.
It is comforting to know that during such times we can call on God for His strength to endure the trials and temptations that we face and ask for the wisdom to learn from it. God is faithful; He will strengthen us to posses all the qualities that are expected of His bride.
May God lead us according to His way and help us to learn from Him.
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We are for God a fragance of Christ among those who are save and among those who are perishing says the Word of God.(2 Cor 2: 15)
But before we can spread this perfume, we must be broken bread and out pouring wine in the hand of God through life crushing experience.
Surrendering to our Lord through those difficult times in our life,
produce the Fruit of the Spirit which the Lord promessed to "who soever" wants to be a disciple .
Thank you, Elisabeth for your exhortation.
Anonymous,
What you have said is quite true. May the dear Lord help us to be so. Thanks.
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