Oh, the comfort – the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person – having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away. ~Dinah Craik, A Life for a Life, 1859
Who’s your safe person? I love the quote above…it made me feel very blessed to know that I have a couple of people in my life that are my “safe” people. The person you don’t have to measure words with…that is something rare and precious indeed.
It’s a tall order….accepting someone exactly as they are.
Who needs your “breath of kindness”? How many times have you judged someone instead of holding out a hand to them? What do you think that portrays to those around you about God’s love? About His acceptance? About His sacrifice of sending a Son to die in our place?
He asks us to love one another….He does not place any conditions on that command.
What conditions do you place on loving others? How often do you judge other people’s intentions? Do you think it’s the place of Christians to be the moral compass of everyone’s heart? What’s your stand on acceptance?
All hard questions….all questions I’ve been asking myself.
One more hard question…..who would consider you their “safe” person?
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What a great question! There are not many people in life that are “safe” people…many will claim to be safe, but lose that title at a moment of convenience or self-preservation.
Safe people tend to be true friends…not perfect, but willing to stand beside you regardless of what it may cost them personally.
Thanks for being there for me for over twenty years…you are my safe haven on earth.
What makes some one “safe”? Some one who is on your side no matter if there is a right or wrong? Some one who is willing to tell you that you are wrong. Is “safe” a true friend or a person who allows you to stay where you are. I consider a “safe” person someone who never leaves and never loses faith in you just because you do have an opinion. Someone who will be there in all kinds of weather, not disappear. No they do not need to be perfect, but present would be nice. Maybe there is no “safe” on this earth, maybe the only “safe” friend we have is the one we have yet to see. Maybe it is that way for a reason. If we had everything here on earth we would not desire moving on. Just a couple of thoughts.
love to you