people and string. god and rope.

People. This concerns ourself, and any person we have a relationship with. Maybe a boyfriend/girlfriend, maybe a work colleague, maybe a family member, maybe a best friend, maybe someone you're interested in developing a relationship with.

People can let us down sometimes. Or we let them, let us - down. It can really hurt. It's pretty easy to get attached to other people, it's like we develop little strings the more time you spend with someone..... and then sometimes for whatever reason those strings just get ripped right out of our hearts... right where you were connected with the person... maybe someone said something true - or false that caused you to doubt that person. Maybe you found out the truth about someone and whatever happened caused you to pull away and again the string gets ripped out of your heart, maybe your own insecurities are causing the hurt, and stopping a friendship develop, maybe you're afraid of getting close to someone because you have been hurt by someone else, so as soon as you start getting close YOU pull away.. causing the string to be ripped out of the other person...and you cause them great amounts of hurt. Maybe a loved one died.. and they took the string with them.. leaving you with a hurting wound. There are so many reasons. But man, how much does it hurt? The string got ripped out of your heart, right where they connected with you, taking a little part of you with them. Whatever the reason may be - maybe you're in the wrong, maybe they are. But what i do know, is it can be a time of great hurt!

One of the hardest things to do is put god before and above these people... I'm still learning to do it.. i still really really struggle with it infact. But God and you are connected by big fat ropes.. that never ever get cut/broken. That rope connects into our heart and soul.. and wraps itself securely around us. We can happily attach ourselves to god, knowing we need not worry about being hurt by him. That rope won't get ripped out... however the people 'strings' will often be ripped out for whatever reason. We cannot help that. Don't let the fact that people are going to hurt you, make you pull away from potential friendships, remember that it may be hurting them - the fact that you are pulling away, you could be ripping out the string from their heart! I know i've done this before to others! We're probably all guilty of it.

my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the strength of my salvation.
He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—
from violent men you save me. 2 Samuel 22:3 *note 'from violent men you save me' god saves us from the pain caused by other people. He is our ROCK.

Attach yourself to god! Then you have a rock. a foundation, something that will never be taken away from you, so that when the 'people strings' get torn from out of us, which is inevitable, you still are being held tight in the arms of the loving daddy - jesus. Your life is safe in his hands. You are secure. loved. safe.