I'm very familiar with the verse in Song of Solomon warning not to arouse love until it desires. Then tonight I came across 2 Timothy 1:6 with that same idea of stirring up. So I'm looking at the two passages side by side. And I'm reading from the Amplified Bible tonight.
I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that you never [again attempt to] stir up or awaken love until it pleases. - Song of Solomon 8:4
That is why I would remind you to stir up (rekindle the embers of, fan the flame of, and keep burning) the [gracious] gift of God, [the inner fire] that is in you by means of the laying on of my hands [with those of the elders at your ordination]. -2 Timothy 1:6
Makes me think about what I'm stirring up in my life. Am I fanning into flame the gifts God has given me? And how can I do a better job of that?
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