Sheri Rose Shepherd - His Princess Bride: Love Letters from Your Prince

2008 by Sheri Rose Shepherd

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Scripture

Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture is taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

Scripture marked CEV is taken from the Contemporary English Version 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society. Used by permission.

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Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This book would not be possible if not for the love and support of my husband, Steven Gene Shepherd; friend, Kimber Anne Engstrom; and gifted editor, Lonnie Hull DuPont.

I want to dedicate this book to my beautiful daughter, Emilie Joy Shepherd, and my precious mother, Carole Goodman.

A special thank-you to all those who stand in the gap for me in prayer, including but not limited to Rhonda, Sue, Anna, Rochelle, Susan, Pam, and Jan.

And to my amazing ministry team of princessesyou are a treasure and a blessing to me. Thank you for who you are and all you do.

INTRODUCTION

We have heard from our King... Now its time to hear from our Prince!

I cant believe it has been five years since I wrote His Princess: Love Letters from Your King. Never did I dream that book would be in the hands of over two hundred thousand women and published in three languages. Through the book His Princess, we discovered that our Father is the King of Kings and that we truly are royalty, His Princess.

Now its time to unveil another treasure of truthwe are also the Bride of Christ, His Princess Bride. If you are ready to enter into a passionate relationship with the Lover of your soul; if you have been wanting your Lord, your Prince, to whisper sacred secrets of eternity to you through His Word... then this book was written for you.

May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

Ephesians 3:19

I AM YOUR ETERNAL HUSBAND

My Eternal Bride

I want to reveal a sacred secret to you, My beloved. Although I am your God, I am also your eternal Husband. I will come soon to carry you over the threshold into eternity. My desire is to lift the veil from your eyes that you might see who you really are, My Princess, My Bride. I am the Lover of your soul. I long to get close enough to give you a glimpse of My eternal love for you. If you will seek Me with all your heart, I will reveal Myself to you in extraordinary ways. If you will come before Me and ask, I will give you a new hope in your heart that will change your view of Me, of yourself, and of the world around you forever.

Love,

Your Creator and Husband

The Lord All-Powerful,
the Holy God of Israel,
rules all the earth.
He is your Creator and husband,
and he will rescue you.

ISAIAH 54:5 CEV

My Lord and Husband

I am in awe. What a strange and wondrous thought to think of You, my God, as my eternal Husband. There is something so astonishing about discovering I am Your Bride, the Bride of Christ. Yes, I want You to lift the veil and let me see You as my Prince and me as your Princess Bride. You are the one true love my heart has longed for all my life. So today I stand at Your altar ready to surrender my heart, my soul, and all that I am.... May I find myself as I begin to seek You with all that is within me.

Love,

Your Princess Bride

Let us rejoice and be glad
and give him glory!
For the wedding of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready.

REVELATION 19:7 NIV

I THINK YOURE BEAUTIFUL

My Beautiful Bride

You are so beautiful to Me. I wish for one moment that you could see what I see when I look at you. When I gaze at you, I see a treasure ready to be discovered, a princess ready to shine, and a bride ready to be loved. When I look at you... I love what I see! If you could grasp how beautiful you are in My eyes, then you would never feel insecure again. The beauty I created you to be is a reflection of Me, My love. I created you in My image, so never doubt again that your eternal beauty is a breath of heaven!

Love,

Your adoring Prince

FOR YOUR ROYAL HUSBAND
DELIGHTS IN YOUR BEAUTY;
HONOR HIM, FOR HE IS YOUR LORD.

PSALM 45:11

My Prince

I am ready to let You make me a beautiful reflection of who You are. Let me fix my eyes upon You that I may see myself as You see me. I am ready to walk through the rest of my life as Your Princess Bride. I no longer want anyone but You, my Lord and Prince, to define my true beauty. So please, open my heart that I may receive Your words of truth about who I really am!

Love,

Your Bride who loves how beautiful You make me feel

I PRAISE YOU BECAUSE I AM
FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE;
YOUR WORKS ARE WONDERFUL,
I KNOW THAT FULL WELL.

PSALM 139:14 NIV

You have turned my mourning
into joyful dancing.
You have taken away my clothes of
mourning and clothed me with joy,
that I might sing praises to
you and not be silent.
O L ORD my God, I will give
you thanks forever!

PSALM 30:1112

DANCE WITH ME

Princess Bride

May I invite you to let your heart dance with Me today? Only I can turn your mourning into dancing. I will give you the beauty and grace needed for the world to see that you are My Beautiful Bride. When you dance with Me, you will feel yourself move to the beat of My heart. It is time, My Bride, to put on your dancing shoes. Now allow Me, your Prince, to play a song, a song for your soul. A song that will make your heart beat with Mine now and throughout all eternity.

Love,

Your true Prince Charming

Let them praise his name with dancing
And make music to him with
tambourine and harp.

PSALM 149:3 NIV

My Prince

What an honor, my Lord, I am truly overwhelmed by Your invitation. How could it be that I am chosen to dance with the Savior of the world? Today I place my heart in Your hands and say yes to Your invitation to dance. Im ready to move to the beat of Your heart. I am ready to step out in faith. I am ready to dance with You all the days of my life.

Love,

Your Princess who wants to dance again

I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU

My Princess Bride

You have captured My heart, My Princess. I will always love you. From the moment I dreamed you up, I loved and adored you. This love I have for you is never ending and ever present. My heartfelt desire is for you to walk through all your days knowing you are truly the love of My life. I never want you to feel you have to earn My affection; nothing you have said or done can or will ever change the way I feel about you. I have chosen you to be My precious Bride. If you allow your soul to settle into Mine and become one with Me, you will never doubt that I am forever and always devoted to you.