From the Heart of a Woman: Love Letters to My Lord

By Sylvia Hensel

So many times when author Sylvia Hensel in prayer, she finds herself transported to another place. She feels herself being lifted up on arms of love to a realm of oneness with her Lord.

She feels as though she is the bride in the Song of Solomon. He comes to her in the midnight hours and calls her to Himself. Every nerve of her spiritual being is in tune with Him as He whispers words of love in her ear. He takes her in His arms, and they dance across the heavens while He sings over her. She is enraptured by His exquisite love for her.

In those moments they share their intimate thoughts with one another. It is when His presence is lifted that she finds she has written much of what was said, and she is awestruck at the beauty that had transpired during the time they shared.

These are her personal love letters to Jesus. For many years He would not allow her to share them, but He has let her know this is the time. It is His desire that you too experience this intimacy with Him. Jesus would have us claim Him as our spiritual husband and intends that our desire should be toward Him.

God wants to lavish His love on us as the bridegroom for the bride and have it returned with the fullness of passion. He wants us to love Him to the point of abandonment, resulting in a consummated love. He wants our spiritual womb to be forever fertile, producing beautiful fruit of wondrous delight for the world to behold.

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. (Genesis 4:1)

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Oct 27, 2011
• ISBN: 9781449727598

Sylvia Hensel

Sylvia Hensel began her writing careen at the age of seventy-four by entering Faithwriters’ weekly writing challenge. She quickly advanced to win the coveted “Editor’s Choice” award, for which her story appeared in their monthly magazine.   She now writes for two online magazines and has written for Yesterday’s Memories. She has also had the privilege of speaking at retreats, luncheons, and conferences.   From the Heart of a Woman is her first published book. She is in the process of completing a children’s book, Animal Adventures in A B C Land.   Sylvia is the mother of two, the grandmother of three, and the great-grandmother of six. She and her husband moved from Ohio to Virginia Beach to be near family.  

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ISBN: 978-1-4497-2760-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4497-2761-1 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4497-2759-8 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2011917463

Printed in the United States of America

WestBow Press rev. 10/20/2011

Contents

A PERSONAL NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

Jesus, Lover of My Soul

I Hunger for You

Love Took It All

Psalm of Holiness

Come Away, My Beloved

Scent

I See You

They Could Only Imagine

The Midnight Hour

At the End of the Day

Melting Ice

Praises to My Lord

Restored Fragrance

Would Have, Could Have, Should Have

Stability

The Treasure Box

The Tapestry of Life

Eternal Love

A Feast of

Understanding

Step Over the Threshold

Fire

Love’s Desire

My Hiding Place

Jesus, My Joy

Love Pursues

You Beckon

Free as a Bird

The Voice of Many Waters

Tears

I Call You Husband and Hero

Sweet Love

Things that Go Bump in the Night

Freely Given, Freely Received

Rivers of Oil

Poured Out Love

The Bigness of Who You Are

You Stay the Storm

This Great Love for Me

Proven Love

Above and Beyond

A Vessel Restored

Unexplored Love

Thoughts of You

Feed Me from Your Word

A Lingering Sound

Now Is the Time

Arise O My Soul

Redemption Set Free

My Day

Blessed Rest

Wings of Truth

The Lantern of Hope

This Weary Soul

The Bent Tree

An Everlasting Song

You Are

Your Word Awakens Me

Like a Babe

Death to Self

Daddy

Refining Love

This is How Much I Need You

Higher, Deeper, Wider, Longer

The Repairer of the Breach

An Awakening

Cleansing Soul

You are My Comfort

Continuous Worship

Celebration

Your Creative Power

Troubles

Again and Again

By Your Spirit

This One Life I Give

You Extend Yourself

If We Could See the Beauty of Heaven

More than Enough

The Silent Place

Pure Love

Only You

The Prodigal

The Soil of My Heart

The Ebb and Flow of Love

In the Light of Who You Are

The Desire of My Heart

Love Revealed

Liquid Love

Restoration through Salvation

Accepted

Why Do You Love Me

He Comes on Wings of Promise

Desolation of Words

My Soon-Coming King

Transforming Oils

What Your Word Means to Me

A Day to Serve

No Greater Joy

Gift of Hunger

Words of Love

I Will Lead You

A PERSONAL NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

From the Heart of a Woman is a book that will bring you into the Holy of Holies and cause you to experience the purity of consummated love where hope is conceived, miracles are birthed, and faith grows.

God’s desire is that we know him intimately, that we be one with him, and that we express our love to each other freely. It is my hope that this book will spark a hunger within your heart to come to that place of intimacy with our Lord, the Creator of the universe, our heavenly husband, and lover of our souls.

Without intimacy, nothing is conceived

Without conception, nothing is birthed

All Scriptures are King James Version, unless otherwise noted.

All quotes are original quotes from the author.

DEDICATION

I dedicate this book to my heavenly Father, from whom

I received my talents;

To Jesus, my Lord, whose redemptive power gave me a whole new perspective on life;

And to the Holy Spirit, who inspires me.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

With special thanks to:

My husband, Tom, for your daily encouragement and continual love.

My daughter, Monica. Without your knowledge and support, this book would not have seen the light of day.

Dottie Norquist, Gracie Babb, and Pam Umberger for your help in fine-tuning this manuscript and for your honest evaluations.

Pastor Laura Qualls, my Mentor, for all your help and kind words of encouragement.

To all those who believed in me and prayed this book into existence.

PREFACE

I am not a Bible scholar or a theologian. I am just an ordinary woman like so many others. The world sees me as a wife and mother, coming and going about my daily chores, living life with no special talents to offer. However, when I accepted Jesus as my Savior, I became a radically changed woman. Because of this one glorious event, that which was ordinary has become extraordinary. What talents God have given me have blossomed forth into a thing of beauty.

I speak to you from the heart of a woman who has been transformed into a scribe for the King of Kings. I am awestruck by the fact that he draws me