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The Sacred Romance, by Brent Curtis and John Eldredge, took me on a journey that teought me more about what God is doing behind the scenes of our lives to woo us to Him and only Him. God truly wants us all to join in a Sacred Romance with Him. The truth is, we all have the longing to form such a relationship with God Himself. Our hearts tell us that we need this relationship, but we continuously subdue the need and any desire, choosing instead to do life on our own. They “hope to help you discover your soul’s deepest longing and invite you to embrace it as the most important part of your life” (10). It is their goal to help us guide our own hearts. All of the experiences we have, every longing for romance or love, every fragment of loyalty and beauty is really us seeking this Sacred Romance.
Most of the book is spent discussing what they call the “Message of the Arrows” (23). The Arrows describes the experiences of our pasts that have pulled us from God and have kept us from seeing, and believing that God wants to romance us. By taking a look back at our past, we should be able to see …show more content…
Questions like, "God, why did you allow this to happen? Why am I like this? What else are you going to allow?" The book says, "In the secret places of our heart, we believe God Himself is the One who did not protect us from these things and we guard our hearts against future disappointment." This thinking is from Satan. "Satan's utmost deception is to convince us that God's love isn't good ... that He is holding out on us." Another part in the book that really stuck with me was: "How is God wooing us through flat tires, bounced checks, and rained-out picnics? What is he after as we face cancer, sexual struggles, and abandonment?" But the thing is, "His wooing seems wild because he seeks to free our hearts from the attachments and addictions we've chosen, thanks to the Arrows we've known"
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