Hiding behind your walls

hiding things isnt always good anyways, it creates bitterness.

its like wine

you put sweet grape juice into a barrel, and after its hidden away in the barrel for a few years it starts to become sour and bitter. it becomes wine.

likewise you take good feelings and bottle them inside yourself in hopes of having something better later, but instead it goes bad and turns sour.

what would you rather have? sweet juice or bitter liquid?

Too many times we put up walls to protect ourselves and end up missing out. We assume that our walls are for the best, but thats not always true. If your always scared to put yourself into the line of fire and take risks, how will you ever learn to have faith? When i talk to people who dont know Jesus their concerns always revolve around the same things: food, bills, money, objects, and relationships. i wish i could share with them the joy that is found in trusting God, it is ultimately more rewarding than anything else, even when it hurts to trust him. Its always better because it always reaps a grander harvest than what you were anticipating. Take a step out of comfortable....jump. Faith is a cavern with no end. If you always stand staring over the edge wondering, "whats down there? what will happen?" you will never find out. Jumping off into faith's cavernous mouth is jumping out of your comfort zone and into Gods comforting arms. He will hold and sustain you. How will you ever be dashed to pieces on the rocks if faith has no bottom? You wont..... you will just continue to fall.....fall into love and trust with God, and the deeper you go with him the better it gets. ALWAYS. im urging you to just take a step, pray about something thats on your heart that God has given you, and just take your step into faith. i promise it wont disappoint you, even if you fail. God makes great things even from our shortcomings. 

Romans 5:1-5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.  Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;  perseverance, character; and character, hope.  And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

Have faith, love with reckless abandon, and trust God with all your heart. Its the only way to live.