I cannot explain to you how important communication is.
Last night I felt anxious, stressed, and alone in it. Jeffrey had just come home from Kentucky and I was excited to see him, but my excitement was suppressed by this lack of confidence and contentment (for supposedly no reason at all!). It took sitting down with him face to face and just talking, not necessarily about those feelings, but just anything and everything. About future, expectations, excitement, anything that is open and honest.
I can feel secure in his love.
I have trouble being told about a mistake I've made and not dealing with it right away. My roommates are starting to learn this the hard way. I immediately begin to feel overwhelmed, guilty, or defensive, for no reason at all (because usually this is a simple problem to fix). But the other night for instance, I confronted my simple fears and talked to Lisa and the issue was over so quickly we forgot it even existed, and it gave us the chance to get to know each others' heart better.
I can feel secure in my sisters' love.
Jesus is the most patient in relationship with me. He knows how insecure I can be, how much I can doubt who He says He is, and how much I fail at loving Him back. Yet He pursues me intensely! The other night I went to bed feeling like death, like I was so far and I didn't know where to go or how to find my way back. I woke up with the most assured feeling that He was right there in the room, in my heart, and in this situation with me. I began to tell Him, in honest, how I felt and I could begin to ask for His help and to thank Him for being with me.
I feel most secure in His love.
Communication bears the fruit of love. It breaks down barriers and invites others in. We can't go on hiding in the shadows, but allow Him to expose us. Although fear and shame and guilt will desire that we stay in hiding, it's so very worth it.
Chelsy
Last night I felt anxious, stressed, and alone in it. Jeffrey had just come home from Kentucky and I was excited to see him, but my excitement was suppressed by this lack of confidence and contentment (for supposedly no reason at all!). It took sitting down with him face to face and just talking, not necessarily about those feelings, but just anything and everything. About future, expectations, excitement, anything that is open and honest.
I can feel secure in his love.
I have trouble being told about a mistake I've made and not dealing with it right away. My roommates are starting to learn this the hard way. I immediately begin to feel overwhelmed, guilty, or defensive, for no reason at all (because usually this is a simple problem to fix). But the other night for instance, I confronted my simple fears and talked to Lisa and the issue was over so quickly we forgot it even existed, and it gave us the chance to get to know each others' heart better.
I can feel secure in my sisters' love.
Jesus is the most patient in relationship with me. He knows how insecure I can be, how much I can doubt who He says He is, and how much I fail at loving Him back. Yet He pursues me intensely! The other night I went to bed feeling like death, like I was so far and I didn't know where to go or how to find my way back. I woke up with the most assured feeling that He was right there in the room, in my heart, and in this situation with me. I began to tell Him, in honest, how I felt and I could begin to ask for His help and to thank Him for being with me.
I feel most secure in His love.
Communication bears the fruit of love. It breaks down barriers and invites others in. We can't go on hiding in the shadows, but allow Him to expose us. Although fear and shame and guilt will desire that we stay in hiding, it's so very worth it.
Chelsy
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