Believer to Bride

In a nutshell:

We are so special to the Lord.  As of old, he longs to have a deep relationship with his children. He can be a father, brother, friend, spouse and king all at once. What he ISN'T is a sexual partner. Jesus is completely holy, and no element of sexuality comes into this relationship. Knowing Jesus 'intimately' has no sinful element to it, just a deep love for our Saviour which allows us to feel his compassion, his pain and yield to it, comforting him in his sorrows. 

Jesus says:

When I see your devotion, your daily struggles, your fresh resolve, your careful examination of conscience and self-correction, I rejoice that such a one as this has given their lives to me. I find great solace and joy in dwelling in your hearts and listening to the meditations of your mind as you continue to draw closer and closer to me, until we are one. I see your dry spells and watch your grief when you do not feel my presence, though I am with you always. I see how you recommit your life to me sometimes hour by hour, day by day, saying over and over again, 'I just want more of you, Jesus. I want to love you with my whole heart'. I hear the times you cry out from the heart, 'Lord have mercy on these souls' . I approve the meditations of your hearts and the faithfulness you reach for daily. How can I possibly describe to you the indescribable joy you bring to me?

'Jesus, I trust in you'. When said from the heart in total conviction, are the most beautiful words you could ever say to me. You are saying, I know you Jesus. I know you are faithful, I know you are omnipotent and can do anything, no matter how difficult. Nothing is more comforting to my heart than to see you believe and act on these words in a world where God is seen as just a nebulous, neutral force playing with people's lives and the elements.