I reflected on a decision I made before I got married recently. It was one of the smartest decisions I ever made.
Before I met my husband Mike, I was in a relationship in which I got hurt emotionally.
However in the midst of that hurt, I made a promise.
I promised myself that I would not make my future husband pay for what someone else did. I would not allow the other person to rob me of future happiness.
Here is how this principle applies to you: You may have been hurt from the past or other people may have hurt you in the present.
So you might be holding back from life. You might have closed off parts of yourself as emotional insulation from being hurt again. You think it is safer to leave something in reserve.
You might have even closed off parts of yourself to God, even to the point of giving Him limited access to your heart. Because others have hurt or disappointed you, you fear He will too.
But I am asking you to make a promise to yourself that can change your life.