Song Of Songs Book Report

For years, Song of Songs was honestly the book of the Bible that terrified me the most. My mom always told me to wait until I was older to read it, few sermons ever draw material exclusively from it, and the topic of sex is usually either ignored or discussed in a negative way in the churches I have attended. However, I did finally read the book this summer, and I have actually been looking forward to Dr. Miller’s discussion on it, especially now that I am in a dating relationship. The book is written from a woman’s perspective, which is encouraging, and it also has applications for the stage of life that I am currently in, especially the principles regarding preparing the mind and heart for marriage. Dating is both exciting and incredibly …show more content…
The longer I remain in this relationship, the more difficult it is to focus on building the friendship in the present instead of dreaming about the future. Moreover, the devil loves to destroy beautiful things: maintaining purity in both the mind and the body is a constant spiritual battle. Thus, although Dr. Miller was speaking mostly to the male students when he gave this advice, his exhortation to create a plan for protecting the purity of your significant other was thought-provoking and a helpful. He also warned us about the dangers of focusing to an unhealthy extent on the physical aspects of a dating relationship: “You will have laid the foundation for marriage based on immediate gratification and selfishness and won’t have the spiritual maturity to sacrificially love the other person.” I want to be able to love my boyfriend well, both now and in the future. The best time to practice is the present, and I know that there is still selfishness and pride in my heart that needs to be uprooted before I can truly love him the way God calls me to love him. I am amazed more and more each day by the amount of effort that my boyfriend exerts in serving and caring for me, and at the same time I have increasingly begun to realize how truly selfish I can be. Thus, even though I do daydream about marriage, I know that I need to focus in the present on preparing my heart for that future reality. I love Dr.