If you want closeness with others, then you cannot keep yourself closed off.
This is a hard reality for many, particularly for women. And yes, even among believers. Betrayal hurts, cutting deep into the subconscious future. The pain resurfaces when we least expect, haunting us in the cloudier times of life. As a result of hurt, it’s easier safer to withdraw. To bottle up your true self in hopes of deflecting negative judgement.
And while this may work for a short while, the relationships feel unfulfilled and void…of something we can’t quite label. You’re not sure if confiding your innermost self is worth the high risk of this great investment.
Yet, this is what life is about. In order to be close, to have a special intimacy with someone, you have to take that risk.
Christ took it for us–for you and for me. He left the comforts of heavenly perfection with no guarantee of acceptance on our part. He gave His all. His very own life. And for those of us who have accepted this precious gift, we are experiencing a closeness with Him that is unparalleled.
He’s not requiring me to die on a cross. He just asks me to trust Him as He pilots me through the uncertainty of relationships….
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Ahhh, five-minute Friday time again. Grab your favourite writing tool and see where today’s prompt takes you.