Loving Jesus More.

 In the Song of Solomon, the woman who is betrothed speaks of the man she loves in beautiful language. She represents the followers of Jesus.

She says, "My love is dark and dazzling, better than ten thousand others...His mouth is most sweet, (that is the words of his mouth) yes he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved and this is my friend."

Song of Solomon 5:10, 16

I was reading an essay by John Flavel called, "Christ Altogether Lovely." It moved me to want to love Jesus more and truly appreciate him as I should. This is an excerpt from the essay.

 Esteem nothing lovely except as it is enjoyed in Christ, or used for the sake of Christ. Love nothing for itself, love nothing separate from Jesus Christ. In two things we all sin in love of created things. We sin in the excess of our affections, loving them above the proper value of mere created things. We also sin in the inordinacy of our affections, that is to say we give our love for created things a priority it should never have.

3. Let us all be humbled for the corruption of our hearts that are so eager in their affections for vanities and trifles and so hard to be persuaded to the love of Christ, who is altogether lovely. O how many pour out streams of love and delight upon the vain and empty created thing; while no arguments can draw forth one drop of love from their stubborn and unbelieving hearts to Jesus Christ! I have read of one Joannes Mollius, who was observed to go often alone, and weep bitterly; and being pressed by a friend to know the cause of his troubles, said "O! it grieves me that I cannot bring this heart of mine to love Jesus Christ more fervently."
http://christianbookshelf.org/flavel/christ_altogether_lovely/index.html