Dare 23

Love always protects

In relationships there will always be joys & sorrows, successes & failures, and disagreements. And though finding ways to avoid the disagreements is ideal, we will likely have to work through things. However, there are some battles we should be more than willing to fight, and these are the battles that pertain to protecting the ones we love.

And I’m not talking about physically fighting off someone who is trying to harm our loved ones – though that is definitely something I’m sure most people would do in a heartbeat – myself included!   I have always had a protective instinct – I will always step up to protect & defend people in need – maybe it has something to do with being so big (but that is a whole other discussion)

But the fights I am referring to here are with the enemies that are much more subtle. They come in all sorts of shapes & sizes and they sneak into our lives & relationships almost unnoticed. They are things like bad influences/bad habits, unhealthy relationships, shame & self-doubt, abuse & addictions, and it is my/our responsibility to the people we love to help protect them from these things or help them overcome then if any of these enemies already exist in their lives or in our relationship.

I hope that God will bless me with another intimate relationship, but in the meantime I will always love, protect, defend & support my loved ones.

Until next time…