Christ says to love, to even love your enemies, despite the situation. But here’s my question… How do you stop being vulnerable in the love? As you face the relationships of life, how do you protect your heart from the hurt? How do you love without letting yourself get lost or ruined in the pain?
I think you experience disappointment in all areas of life, but different situations force different reactions. Being vulnerable to family, friends or accountability partners and pouring out love, to only in turn watch them walk away, tends to spark a different aspect of pain than the typical boy/girl relationship. It is this pain that prompts this question. As you love, in the Godliest form, how do you avoid heartache?
But, in that, does avoiding the pain prevent you from growing in Christ?
Is there a chance that trusting is ultimately what we’re called to do, despite our fears? That loving God and being vulnerable to a situation is what He really asks of us?
God’s timing is ever so perfect, so as I question, I suppose I have to remind myself that God knows exactly what we need at exactly the moment we need it. I suppose that in the end…with or without our closest “loves” by our side…it’ll be a great story!
