It is a blindness to the beauty, with a clarity on the flaws
It is the impulse to manipulate for what’s already been freely given
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It is the urge to compete with those who are dearest to us
It is the voice that taunts us from behind the mirror
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It is the compulsion to tear people down to what we unconsciously perceive to be our level
It is the willingness to trade our values for the approval of others
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It is the frequency that muffles every compliment, while amplifying the slightest criticism
It is the apprehension to speak for fear of sounding stupid
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It is the drive to control what was never ours to govern
It is the tendency to exaggerate our accomplishments, while denying our weaknesses
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It is the fear that if they really knew us, they wouldn’t love us
It is the unspoken sense that it would be better if we were someone else
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It is ultimately an identity thief
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Its name is insecurity
Fingerprints
Posted in Commentaries, Free Verse / Poetry, tagged fingerprints, justice, sense of significance on July 26, 2017| Leave a Comment »
In the deepest part of our hearts – we all yearn to be loved, and each of us comes with the capacity to give love in return. We instinctually draw together in relationship with each other, and gather ourselves into communities.
And yet somehow we struggle to believe that we come from a God who embodies love, and who yearns to be in relationship with us.
In the deepest part of our hearts – we all yearn for justice, and each of us comes with an inherent sense of when that justice has been violated. Even as small children, no one has to teach us to cry out, “It’s not fair!”
And yet somehow we struggle to believe that we come from a God who embodies justice, and who would demand a price for sin.
In the deepest part of our hearts – we all yearn for shelter from the storm, and comfort in times of trouble. Something within us inherently knows to run for cover, and to seek a place of refuge.
And yet somehow we struggle to partake of God’s Spirit, who stands ready to manifest Himself as the “Comforter”, and who offers a peace that surpasses our understanding.
In the deepest part of our hearts – we all yearn for a sense of significance, and of belonging. It is within our very nature to fight wars, to fly banners, and to adorn ourselves in accolades, in order to establish our place in this world.
And yet somehow we struggle to believe that we were created in the image of God, and that we were meant to be the heirs of His Kingdom.
In the deepest part of our hearts – we all yearn to believe in something that is bigger than ourselves, and that is beyond what we can understand. From the beginning we are drawn to fairy tales, magic, legends, the depths of the ocean, heroes, outer space, Sci-Fi… or anything else that might carry us beyond the boundaries of what we have known.
And yet somehow we struggle to accept a God whose ways are much higher than ours and who can do abundantly more than we could ever ask for, or imagine.
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