Never would I have imagined what the Lord showed me during the movie. As Rose was meeting Jack God had me paying extra attention. As she ran with him around the ship experiencing things she had never before allowed herself to experience because of her position in life the Lord whispered to me, “This is what I want our relationship to be like Julie.”
Me…“What Lord?”
The Lord….“I want you to trust me enough to take you to places you've never been before.”
Tear filled my eyes.
“I am wild. I am beyond anything you've experienced before if you will just trust me. Do you trust me Julie?”
I watched the movie with new eyes as Jack drew Rose to himself. Oh, how the Lord wants to romance me and draw me to Himself. He wants me to learn to spit overboard, dance in the depth of the ship, stand poised at the bow, follow Him into the unknown. He loves me. He's crazy about me. He wants to rescue me from myself. He wants me to chase him around with passion in my heart. He wants me to trust Him.
And in the end, just like Jack died for Rose, He died for me. He died to give me life. And as in the ending of The Titanic HE is waiting for me in Heaven. Having made a place for me, maybe even my very own color. But He waits for me with love and passion and a longing for one God has given Him to be his own.
His bride.
If you've never watched the movie maybe you can do so with a new set of eyes. If you've seen it before maybe another run through will show you the loving wild abandon of Jesus.
He's nuts over us.
Resting in His Wildness tonight….
Julie
Wow…I never would have seen that before. I love the analogy of God wanting to woo us. Anyway, nice to meet you. I have children ages 9 (turning 10 this month) 8, 6 (turning 7 in June) 3 and 19 months. Love your collage on your site. It’s very creative! Look forward to seeing you around and reading more of your blogs.
Christa
What a beautiful story. Thanks for sharing. I have to re-watch the movie now!
I’ve seen ya around blog land and thought I’d stop by after reading your comments over at kindredspiritmom. My Beloved got a tremendous revelation on God’s heart for the lost when we saw Titanic for the first time – when it first came to the theaters. Thanks for sharing your revelation on HIS thoughts and feelings toward us. I’m “all about” being passionate for Jesus and His major love affair with us.
I really can’t thank you enough for this post. It is exactly the way I want to see and love the Lord. I never would have made that connection. I can’t wait to watch the movie again ~ except I am crying after your post, I’ll have to stock up on kleenex before I rent it.
Living the sacred romance,
Michele
I would have never thought of that, Julie. I love Titanic and it is neat to visualize it with those eyes.
Gayle 🙂
I really believe God does use all kinds of things to show us the kind of relationship He wants with us. What a great movie and a great reminder. Carrie
Wow! What an amazing picture He gave you and to also be included in the sharing! He is so wooing and loving to us and I just can’t grasp it at times but I am SO thankful for it! His persistance and passion. Thank you for a glimpse of what that looks like! I am going to add you to my friend list so I can come back and visit.
I’m sitting here with tears in my eyes, wondering how exactly to tell you how perfect it was for me to read this. God gives me gifts like this entry on your blog to draw me back in to the fantastic reality of just living in HIM. Jesus is more beautiful than my heart can possibly express right now. I need to go play the piano.
Thanks so much!
Abounding in increasing love and joy,
JB