Was challenged by simple words this morning, that if I believed from Jesus' mouth, would radically change my today.

In Song of Solomon 2.14b (not even a full verse!, nor one shared in context, but still drenched in poignancy), God says:

"...show me your face, let me hear your voice;”

(In a mere nine words, God put me on the complete defense. I want to fight this phrase. WHY GOD? WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT MY FACE...SCARED, OVERWHELEMD, FRECKLED, BLEMISHED, HIDING, EXPOSING, ETC...OR MY VOICE...DOUBTING, ANNOYING, TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LOUD, TOO SOFT, TOO CONFUSED... I need your explanation God. I need to know why you’re drawing me in. I can’t understand you. I can’t understand your desires.)

“for your voice is sweet and your face is lovely."

I want to argue with God’s truth today. I want Him to reconsider His claims and rewrite His descriptors.
Or if I’m honest, I guess I want Him to help me believe what He says as true.
This is my prayer for us today.
We cannot change the truth. We cannot unsay what God has said. But we can deny it.
So, Holy Spirit, do in us what needs to be done that we’d stop fighting you off and figuring-out ways to avoid you. Rather, that we’d be children who hear your voice and are willing to believe you.