text message to a friend of mine. thought i’d share.

after you scrape yourself, it heals, then it leaves a scar. reminding you that you have been hurt. which means … you won’t forget that you have been hurt. and you are more cautious … protecting yourself, the hurt person. forgetting that God is already protecting you, He’s not hurting like we are. so He can do a better job than we can. instead, we think we should take matters into our own hands and as a result, we act relentlessly towards people that don’t deserve it.

a hurt person can’t heal a hurt person - translation, you can’t heal yourself. someone who is stronger than you can … and He’s waiting for you to surrender. i got tired of running from peace. it’s now living in me, freely. running from peace is more difficult than letting it live for free, in you.

defense mechanisms are dangerous murderers that pose as delightful martyrs. they are harmful and they don’t deserve the control that we allow them to have. let. them. go.