This road called life can be so complex at times. Although walking around guarded is not something that we all want to do it is a must at times in order to protect our feelings. I would like to think that I can meet a person that seems nice and let them into my world but it just doesn't work like that. Not if I want to preserve my feelings. That is sad but true. What am I getting to you ask? Well, I guess I have been thinking about the appropriate time to let my guard down. I wonder more and more when is the right time and if there is a thing, as a right time how will I know? How do we truly know that we can trust someone and invite him or her into our world?
If you think about it we encounter hundreds of people on a daily basis (via phone, email, in person etc.) but it is our choice how much interaction we have with them. As much as I want to embrace the goodness around me I have to protect myself from the bad. No, I do not focus on the negative but I still have to be aware that it is out there. When you are created with a heart and learn to use it to the fullest it is sad to think about how many people actually miss out on your love. I don't really mean this in a romantic way I mean in general. A person that is filled with love truly aches when they cannot give their love freely. I guess with something so precious you have to be careful who you choose to give it to. I guess in a perfect world love would flow freely but that is not the way it is.
In addition, some are intimidated when they have they chance to experience unconditional love. This world has gotten so used to not having love in their lives they don’t actually know how to receive it when it is presented to them. It's sad because when I think back for months at a time the people that I actually hoped to have around long term are gone for one reason or another. So I start to wonder, "what is it"? "Why is it so difficult to find people that you truly connect with in life"? If I am being myself I one would figure that I would have no problem finding and keeping genuine people in my life, but that is not the case. These days it is very difficult to truly difficult to figure who truly has your best interest at heart. So bad I do want to believe that these "cool people" I encounter will be in it for the long haul but that seems to be so rare these days.
So by now you are probably wondering the same thing I ask myself on a daily basis "when and how do we know to let someone close to our hearts"? One thing I have learned to do is go with my gut feeling. There is something deep down on the inside of me that tells me when something is not right. You know that feeling down in the pit of your stomach right? (That somewhat queasy uncomfortable feeling) Don't swallow that feeling. Definitely do not ignore that feeling. God gave us that feeling. That is one way God communicates with us. Just think back to those times when you thought, "hey something does not feel quite right. Why do I feel this way? I don't know if I should do this." Every time we ignored those kinds of feelings we ended up in a bad situation wishing we could have made a better choice. I am learning to listen to that feeling. It's amazing to see what can be avoided by submitting to that feeling. I know sometimes it comes when you are sure everything is right and the timing is perfect but be conscience of that feeling no matter what you're emotions might tell you. Never allow a want or desire turn into lust. If lust comes into the picture it can possibly drown out all rationale. Just recently I ran into a "Gold Mine" myself. I had to make the difficult choice of letting a "great thing go" (or at least something my emotions thought was great) I had to go in another direction. Nothing was visually wrong but deep on the inside I knew that going with "that gut feeling" would help me avoid some very unpleasant situations. I know it seems very hard but there are some great one out there and when we encounter them we just have to have faith that the greatness will last.
So I guess I have learned to cherish the great ones that are currently in your life now. I have also learned not to beat up on myself if I give a person a chance to come closer to me and it backfired. Instead I will think about all the wonderful people in my life right now. Try to think back to the times that people went from acquaintances to associates to friends to good buddies to great ones. See it does happen. Greatness happens when we least expect it. That time of letting down our guard comes when the time is right. I know we cannot look in the future or set a time to anything it all goes back to Gods timing. God has a way of working it all out for your good and if you don’t believe me just ask the GREAT I AM.
Romans 8:28:28We are assured and know that [[a] God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose.
If you think about it we encounter hundreds of people on a daily basis (via phone, email, in person etc.) but it is our choice how much interaction we have with them. As much as I want to embrace the goodness around me I have to protect myself from the bad. No, I do not focus on the negative but I still have to be aware that it is out there. When you are created with a heart and learn to use it to the fullest it is sad to think about how many people actually miss out on your love. I don't really mean this in a romantic way I mean in general. A person that is filled with love truly aches when they cannot give their love freely. I guess with something so precious you have to be careful who you choose to give it to. I guess in a perfect world love would flow freely but that is not the way it is.
In addition, some are intimidated when they have they chance to experience unconditional love. This world has gotten so used to not having love in their lives they don’t actually know how to receive it when it is presented to them. It's sad because when I think back for months at a time the people that I actually hoped to have around long term are gone for one reason or another. So I start to wonder, "what is it"? "Why is it so difficult to find people that you truly connect with in life"? If I am being myself I one would figure that I would have no problem finding and keeping genuine people in my life, but that is not the case. These days it is very difficult to truly difficult to figure who truly has your best interest at heart. So bad I do want to believe that these "cool people" I encounter will be in it for the long haul but that seems to be so rare these days.
So by now you are probably wondering the same thing I ask myself on a daily basis "when and how do we know to let someone close to our hearts"? One thing I have learned to do is go with my gut feeling. There is something deep down on the inside of me that tells me when something is not right. You know that feeling down in the pit of your stomach right? (That somewhat queasy uncomfortable feeling) Don't swallow that feeling. Definitely do not ignore that feeling. God gave us that feeling. That is one way God communicates with us. Just think back to those times when you thought, "hey something does not feel quite right. Why do I feel this way? I don't know if I should do this." Every time we ignored those kinds of feelings we ended up in a bad situation wishing we could have made a better choice. I am learning to listen to that feeling. It's amazing to see what can be avoided by submitting to that feeling. I know sometimes it comes when you are sure everything is right and the timing is perfect but be conscience of that feeling no matter what you're emotions might tell you. Never allow a want or desire turn into lust. If lust comes into the picture it can possibly drown out all rationale. Just recently I ran into a "Gold Mine" myself. I had to make the difficult choice of letting a "great thing go" (or at least something my emotions thought was great) I had to go in another direction. Nothing was visually wrong but deep on the inside I knew that going with "that gut feeling" would help me avoid some very unpleasant situations. I know it seems very hard but there are some great one out there and when we encounter them we just have to have faith that the greatness will last.
So I guess I have learned to cherish the great ones that are currently in your life now. I have also learned not to beat up on myself if I give a person a chance to come closer to me and it backfired. Instead I will think about all the wonderful people in my life right now. Try to think back to the times that people went from acquaintances to associates to friends to good buddies to great ones. See it does happen. Greatness happens when we least expect it. That time of letting down our guard comes when the time is right. I know we cannot look in the future or set a time to anything it all goes back to Gods timing. God has a way of working it all out for your good and if you don’t believe me just ask the GREAT I AM.
Romans 8:28:28We are assured and know that [[a] God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose.
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