Reflections 11/17/2020: Just finished a book where the couple couldn’t seem to get on the same wave length, so they spent their entire married lives trying to fill that void inside of them with business success, seductive affairs, alcohol abuse and endless travels. Their secrets and past hurts haunting them to distraction! I wanted to shake them and yell… “just stinkin’ talk to each other! That inner pain can be addressed if you just have the courage to face it… and use it for good to bond you to one another!” Gutsy communication can make a difference! But the other reality is dealing with that longing inside that we can’t put into words. Unfortunately we sure can put it into expectations! Even demands! Demands that our partner must absolutely meet that need… and anger that they are holding out on us if they don’t! Wrong!! That inner longing, that restlessness, can never be fully met by another human being! Wasn’t designed to be! It was put there to get us looking for God! And only fulfilled when we find Him! Augustine was on to something way back in 400 AD! Still true today… even with all the comforts, technology and sophistication we have achieved to date! Lord, “my heart has found its rest in You!” And my relationship with Ed is better for it! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
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