On
Monday we talked about Psalm 139 verse 1:
O Lord, you have searched me and you know me.
We
talked about how God puts effort into searching our heart and our
ways, into really knowing us. That thought brings up one of two
instant heart responses. The first is being awestruck and overwhelmed
at how much God loves us. That thought helps us understand a bit more
who we are to Him, and his great love for us floors us all over
again. We love it.
The
second response is fear. Oh, no, He sees my shame. We feel an
overwhelming urge to hide, because we are terrified of intimacy. Be
honest. What was your first heart response?
The
fear of intimacy is a real crippler, and is one of Satan's greatest
deceptions. It deceives us into avoiding the very thing that would
bring us healing, the greatest need of the human heart. It poisons
our relationship with God, our spouse, our family, our friends –
pretty much every relationship we have.
If
this is you, there is hope, if you want it. You can be set free from
the crippling fear of intimacy, and enjoy relationship with God and
others the way it was meant to be. We'll talk about how on Friday.
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