Quiet in His Love

How much do you say? When someone says "How are you?," is your standard answer "I'm fine." Or do you give some details? Or, perhaps, it depends on the person who asks the question. If it's a close friend, you likely go deep with your answer. If it's in the five minutes before the event you're at starts...you likely don't say much. When is more detail the correct response? When is it not? When do you protect your heart? When do you share it? So many questions. Honestly...I don't know that I have any helpful answers or direction for you, me, or anybody. I do know that, if you're hurting, struggling, or searching, it can be incredibly hard to open up to people that don't feel "safe." Friend, I wish I could tell you it is going to get easier...it is going to start hurting less...it is safe to share your heart...but sometimes those words just aren't going to ring true for you. I haven't walked in your shoes, and you haven...

When situations get tough, waters get rough, challenges come, and it's easier to withdraw and hunker down, how do others see us? Truly see us... Being seen matters in those moments. A fellow human being stepping into your world to check on you...to make sure you're okay...to encourage you...to pray with you...to tell you you're missed...cherished...important...can go a long way to helping you in being seen...knowing that you are seen. Rather than falling into the "out of sight, out of mind" mentality that so often litters the days, months, and years of our lives, wouldn't it be better to know that you are lovingly seen, kindly cared for, attentively checked on? The world is a hard place, full of mishaps, hurts, trials, and valleys, yet knowing that there is another person, a fellow church member, a loyal friend, reaching out to you, keeping you in their prayers, making sure you are still fighting for peace makes a significant mark on the life you live. Being s...