“We’ve loved, we’ve lost, we’ve fallen and got back up...and THEN, put ourselves back in harms way AGAIN...such is life.”
-Ambrea
The heart has an interesting set of capabilities. It has the ability
to love freely and without bias. It sees no race, religion, and makes
no distinction between social or economic status. Love is blind...too
blind. In fact sometimes it would do us some good if the heart paid
attention to the warning signs, BUT that would be too much like the
mind. The heart does not think; It simply...feels. Some say that's the
beauty of it.
What do you do when old feelings you had for that special someone
creep back in? Do you bury them, or do you address them? What causes
this? Do they SUDDENLY come back or did they never leave in the first
place? All of these questions come to mind when one finds
themselves feeling some type of way about a past lover. Maybe your
paths crossed after a long period of time or perhaps you two got back
in touch for whatever reason. You've always had a good chemistry and
great conversation...it just worked. Now after exposing yourself to
the inevitable you’re back where you started....falling. Maybe you
didn't have a horrible break up or parting of ways, but things just
didn't work out. Bad timing? Whatever the case everything happens for
a reason.
Don't beat yourself up! We've all been there. Many factors may
contribute to those feelings resurfacing such as loneliness, comfortability
and convenience or even sheer boredom. The biggest of them all is
VULNERABILITY. Another thing about the heart is that it is a master
deceiver (by default of course). It tells your mind that you are in
love when it may be lust or in most cases infatuation, a short lived
phase...BUT back to that vulnerable word. It means that you are
capable, susceptible of easily being hurt or in laymen's terms
emotionally unstable.
If you find yourself in this predicament an important question to ask
yourself is, “am I feeling this way out of vulnerability" or “has
something caused me to become vulnerable at this point in my life?" If
the answer is yes, starting to sort out your feelings and evaluating
them will be the best thing for YOU. If the answer is NO still
evaluate the circumstances and get to the root of those feelings to
determine whether if that “love” was or will be good for you. I know
…. I know its waaayyy easier said than done, but you have to smarter
than you were before, because again, everything happens for a reason!
Now let's be real...sometimes we want so badly to play oblivious to the
facts we know about that “love” and we’re even willing to put it all
on the line just to relish in what used to be.
Love can be a confusing emotion. Not be to "churchy", but God is not
the author of confusion. So think about it like this, if you're like
me and you're at a point in your life where you want love but not just
any ole "love" you'll appreciate this. Look at the way God loves his
children, but more importantly does your "love" mirror His?
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast,
it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not
easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in
evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails." 1 Corinthians
13:4–8 (NIV)
Biblical LOVE is the greatest depiction of what love actually is. Seek
the Lord for it and he will give you the desires of your heart. Be
selective in who or what you allow to enter your heart, it's quite
easy to give away but sometimes very hard to get back. Live your life,
love who you love and love hard, but be good to your heart, its the
ONLY one you have!
"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from
it." Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)
-Ambrea
The heart has an interesting set of capabilities. It has the ability
to love freely and without bias. It sees no race, religion, and makes
no distinction between social or economic status. Love is blind...too
blind. In fact sometimes it would do us some good if the heart paid
attention to the warning signs, BUT that would be too much like the
mind. The heart does not think; It simply...feels. Some say that's the
beauty of it.
What do you do when old feelings you had for that special someone
creep back in? Do you bury them, or do you address them? What causes
this? Do they SUDDENLY come back or did they never leave in the first
place? All of these questions come to mind when one finds
themselves feeling some type of way about a past lover. Maybe your
paths crossed after a long period of time or perhaps you two got back
in touch for whatever reason. You've always had a good chemistry and
great conversation...it just worked. Now after exposing yourself to
the inevitable you’re back where you started....falling. Maybe you
didn't have a horrible break up or parting of ways, but things just
didn't work out. Bad timing? Whatever the case everything happens for
a reason.
Don't beat yourself up! We've all been there. Many factors may
contribute to those feelings resurfacing such as loneliness, comfortability
and convenience or even sheer boredom. The biggest of them all is
VULNERABILITY. Another thing about the heart is that it is a master
deceiver (by default of course). It tells your mind that you are in
love when it may be lust or in most cases infatuation, a short lived
phase...BUT back to that vulnerable word. It means that you are
capable, susceptible of easily being hurt or in laymen's terms
emotionally unstable.
If you find yourself in this predicament an important question to ask
yourself is, “am I feeling this way out of vulnerability" or “has
something caused me to become vulnerable at this point in my life?" If
the answer is yes, starting to sort out your feelings and evaluating
them will be the best thing for YOU. If the answer is NO still
evaluate the circumstances and get to the root of those feelings to
determine whether if that “love” was or will be good for you. I know
…. I know its waaayyy easier said than done, but you have to smarter
than you were before, because again, everything happens for a reason!
Now let's be real...sometimes we want so badly to play oblivious to the
facts we know about that “love” and we’re even willing to put it all
on the line just to relish in what used to be.
Love can be a confusing emotion. Not be to "churchy", but God is not
the author of confusion. So think about it like this, if you're like
me and you're at a point in your life where you want love but not just
any ole "love" you'll appreciate this. Look at the way God loves his
children, but more importantly does your "love" mirror His?
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast,
it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not
easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in
evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails." 1 Corinthians
13:4–8 (NIV)
Biblical LOVE is the greatest depiction of what love actually is. Seek
the Lord for it and he will give you the desires of your heart. Be
selective in who or what you allow to enter your heart, it's quite
easy to give away but sometimes very hard to get back. Live your life,
love who you love and love hard, but be good to your heart, its the
ONLY one you have!
"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from
it." Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)
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