Waiting on the Wind
Relationships are like a boat assail. Vulnerable to the elements. Dependent upon the breath of the sky. The only thing it can control is the direction it will lean into…if there is any motion at all.
Some feel they are stilled, in the night waters, alone, waiting in the night…
And the saddest part about this is that some of these people have been waiting for their significant other nights on end now.
They are waiting on the wind.
Just one breath, something, anything. One word, one movement, one I love you, one I'm sorry, one I forgive you. Where is my love? Where is my heart? Come to me, please…their hearts cry, as they wait, silently, alone.
But these do have company…none that they are aware of or see. But they are there. There is another type of waiting that is taking place in others' lives…
There are those who are engaged in communication and interaction with their significant, and yet they are being fed by empty clouds. They are not being loved. They are not being cherished. They are not being noticed. They are hoping, waiting, wanting the rain. They dream of it, they long for it.
They are hoping for rain, but little do they know they are simply waiting on the wind.
Because the wind is all those empty clouds have to offer.
Do you find yourself anywhere in this dynamic? Have you been there before?
For those not married, there comes a time where the tears have fallen enough, and the heart has ached one too many times, and you have to stop and remember a healthy level of self-dignity. You need to have an honest conversation with yourself about this person and the relationship in the safety of the Heavenly Father's arms. Every word and thought will be covered and nursed and properly guided, and His affection and insight will be present.
For the married, this honest conversation has to come with the spouse, and there must at some point be a dignifying of one another. It must not be one-sided in the airing of dispute, but both must be willing to step outside their mentality to care about the other's feelings.
If only we would not make simple things so complex. On some levels, it feels like we talk too much about the minutia of relating, even with this writing. But so many people are going through hurt because we just don't seem to do relationships very well. And some have been burned or hurt badly, so they have flinching reservation with anyone who might be worthwhile, to the point of a razors-edge perfectionism based on nuance more than actual value.
We need to take time to decompress, take grains of salt with life, and breathe the breath of the Spirit of God for a season. And then, look across the room to each other and smile, and live to love again.
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Eagles Point | A safe place of rest...
Some feel they are stilled, in the night waters, alone, waiting in the night…
And the saddest part about this is that some of these people have been waiting for their significant other nights on end now.
They are waiting on the wind.
Just one breath, something, anything. One word, one movement, one I love you, one I'm sorry, one I forgive you. Where is my love? Where is my heart? Come to me, please…their hearts cry, as they wait, silently, alone.
But these do have company…none that they are aware of or see. But they are there. There is another type of waiting that is taking place in others' lives…
There are those who are engaged in communication and interaction with their significant, and yet they are being fed by empty clouds. They are not being loved. They are not being cherished. They are not being noticed. They are hoping, waiting, wanting the rain. They dream of it, they long for it.
They are hoping for rain, but little do they know they are simply waiting on the wind.
Because the wind is all those empty clouds have to offer.
Do you find yourself anywhere in this dynamic? Have you been there before?
For those not married, there comes a time where the tears have fallen enough, and the heart has ached one too many times, and you have to stop and remember a healthy level of self-dignity. You need to have an honest conversation with yourself about this person and the relationship in the safety of the Heavenly Father's arms. Every word and thought will be covered and nursed and properly guided, and His affection and insight will be present.
For the married, this honest conversation has to come with the spouse, and there must at some point be a dignifying of one another. It must not be one-sided in the airing of dispute, but both must be willing to step outside their mentality to care about the other's feelings.
If only we would not make simple things so complex. On some levels, it feels like we talk too much about the minutia of relating, even with this writing. But so many people are going through hurt because we just don't seem to do relationships very well. And some have been burned or hurt badly, so they have flinching reservation with anyone who might be worthwhile, to the point of a razors-edge perfectionism based on nuance more than actual value.
We need to take time to decompress, take grains of salt with life, and breathe the breath of the Spirit of God for a season. And then, look across the room to each other and smile, and live to love again.
...
Eagles Point | A safe place of rest...
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