Song Of Solomon 2

Last night, Song of Solomon 2 was my reading of choice. My favorite part came from lines 15-16:

15: Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. 16: My beloved is mine, and I am his: He feedeth among the lilie 

I have prayed to God these very things over the past two weeks. Prayed for Him to take my foxes (ailments, obstacles) that spoil my path of glorifying His name through running and through all other aspects of life. My life, as well as everyone else's lives, emulates a type of fragility that anything from a broken heart to a failed test can uncover. God makes us fragile like this so that we will pray to Him for help. He makes us want Him, but more importantly, He makes us need Him. God is the lover of each and every one of us. He belongs to us just as we belong to Him. This verse reiterated to me the importance of staying positive and faithful through my heel injury. It helped me to reinforce the blunt fact that God has the power to take these "foxes" away. Even more than that, I know that He hasn't taken them away yet for a reason. Not because He doesn't love me, but because He works according to His watch...not mine. I will continue to pray to Him the Song of Solomon. I hope that if any of you are also struggling with a fox, that you will stay faithful to your prayers to God as well. Happy Praying :)