Are You A Cave Dweller?

I dwell in a house of caves2 Sam7:2

Some time back I was watching a show on television and a young woman was speaking of the effects of being raped. The memories were constantly haunting her to the point she found it hard to be in any long lasting relationship. In a sense she believed she would be forever single because of her past. These emotional hurts left scars that literally placed her in a cave.

Our cave could be our home but in reality they are where we choose to dwell with our hearts. We go deep into that cave and no matter how loud a person shouts to try to have them come out to experience life they are living in the past.

They become experts at concealing their emotions and protecting their heart. They operate somewhat as a zombie going through the motions of life.

The show went on to have a happy ending. She thankfully found a man that accepted her past. She trusted him like no other person she had ever known. He was patient, kind and gentle with her heart and she is on the road to living a fully blessed life.

I think I can honestly say I have loved another person to the depths that it is humanly possible. I can also say that I have felt the pain and have been tempted to be a cave dweller. But God allowed those hurts for a reason. It is so I can come along someone else and comfort them. It is an act of compassion to care about someone else's hurts.

If the greatest of these is love then I must forget about myself. Lifes pain, disappointment and hurts will gently fade away like the early morning mist when I engage in love.

If I am going to be a witness for Christ for the rest of my life I must come out of my cave and join the living. My song must be sung where others will hear. I no longer want to hear just the echo in my cave. My Jesus transcended the cave and so will His love. But first I must listen for the knock, come out of my cave and findthe one that God wants me to love.

Before you,
I was afraid to give
I had been hurt
so many times before.

But somehow
you made it
easy to trust,
fun to give
and
exciting to live.

Thank you friend
for giving me
back my smile.

Brad McGill
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you made it fun to give



Brad McGill
All Rights Reserved