Pieces ~ Amanda Cook
“Unreserved, unrestrained
Your love is wild
Your love is wild for me
It isn’t shy, it’s unashamed
Your love is proud
To be seen with me
You don’t give Your heart in pieces
You don’t hide Yourself to tease us
Uncontrolled, uncontained
Your love is a fire
Burning bright for me
It’s not just a spark
It’s not just a flame
Your love is a light
That all the world will see
All the world will see
You don’t give Your heart in pieces
You don’t hide Yourself to tease us
Your love’s not fractured
It’s not a troubled mind
It isn’t anxious
It’s not the restless kind
Your love’s not passive
It’s never disengaged
It’s always present
It hangs on every word we say
Love keeps its promises
It keep its word
It honors what’s sacred
‘Cause its vows are good
Your love’s not broken
It’s not insecure
Your love’s not selfish
Your love is pure
You don’t give Your heart in pieces
You don’t hide Yourself to tease us”
I heard that song at church last Sunday. Sometimes when I listen to Christian music the lyrics remind me of relationships I have had with people instead of my relationship with God. Maybe some of them are meant to be that way. Maybe it just depends what I’m going through in life when I hear the words.
The lyrics to Pieces are a beautiful reminder of God’s unconditional love for us. It reminded me of a relationship I had in the past though. I loved someone who could never tell me he loved me. We dated for three years and he never said those three words to me. Instead he said, “I love parts of you.” I always wondered what those “parts” were and the less loved I felt the more I threw myself into the relationship hoping I might be worthy of being loved completely someday. The relationship didn’t work out. It was unhealthy on both sides. I have learned to forgive and we are still friends. I have been on the other side myself, unsure of my feelings and not able to fully commit.
Relationships are difficult.
But my relationship with God is not difficult. It is the easiest relationship I have ever had and it has always been there waiting for me to seek it. His love is “proud to be seen with me.” That was something I had been searching for my entire life. I searched for my worth in men and it was never met the way I needed. Finally realizing this has made me more focused on God and molding me into a better partner for the one who is meant for me someday. Insecurity and jealousy are replaced by confidence and trust. I cannot be a good partner to someone when I haven’t dealt with myself first. It has been a process…and I am grateful for it. I am so grateful to know I am loved completely.
Blessings,
Stacey ~ iamalive