Formula For Regaining Lost Love: Remember, Repent, Repeat Series

You act.

You do the things that lovers do. You send love notes. You tell your bride you love her. You tell her she’s beautiful and no one compares to her. You tell your groom he is handsome, and strong, and head & shoulders above any man you’ve met, that he’s your hero. You learn to touch again. You learn to listen and talk through everything and nothing. As you do these things, without or despite the feelings that are or are not there, your heart changes. You begin to feel the feelings of love because you’re doing the actions of love. You can return to being in love.

Maybe we have to return to first love again and again.

Maybe we need to pray like David “Restore to me the joy of my salvation”.

For prayer

First, Keith Green’s classic (original lyrics not often heard)

O Lord, You’re beautiful.

Your face is all I seek

And when your eyes are on this child

Your love abounds to me.

O Lord, my body’s tired.

But you keep reminding me

Of many holy tireless men

Who spilt their blood for Thee

I wanna take Your word and shine it all around

But first help me just to live it Lord

And if I’m doing good, help me to never make a sound

Except to give all the glory to You.

O Lord, my faith is gone and I need a touch from You

Your book of books lies undisturbed

And the prayers from me to few

O Lord please light the fire

That once burned bright and clear

Replace the lamp of my first love

That’s fueled with holy fear.

Prayer for today

Father,

Blow into the embers of my heart.

Pour the fuel of Your Spirit on my soul.

Ignite the flame of love for you, and those You’ve called me to love.

In the name of Him who showed His love by dying for us, and taught us to love each other the same.

Amen