Recently I found myself in this place. I don't really know how to describe it. I felt like I was just completely closed off. Like I had experienced so much heartache and pain in my life that I was just done. I was done feeling. I was definitely done being hurt. And if anyone had hurt me in the past - well I was done with them too. After all, they had proven to be unsafe, unhealthy, and toxic to my life. Why would I want to keep exposing myself to that? I found myself in this place. And I didn't like. I desperately wanted peace. And in my desperation I thought if I removed all the people that were robbing my peace... If I built those walls... If I just don't let them in... Somehow I would find peace. But I was experiencing the exact opposite. And I was slowly beginning to give up on the idea that I could ever experience the type of peace I desired on this side of Heaven. Several months ago I as invited to a conference and although there were a thousand reasons to
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