We are extremely sensitive in our relationships.
We are easily embarrassed.
We are easily hurt.
As painful as such circumstances can be,
they are almost universal in human experience.
We’ve all been there at one time or another.
In fact, human beings are the only animals who are known to blush.
That’s the way we are made.
If I had to choose a single word to characterize our emotional apparatus,
it would be
vulnerable.
We are extremely sensitive in our relationships with one another
or to anything that would humiliate us.
We are easily embarrassed.
We are easily hurt.
We are easily angered.
We are easily wounded.
And we often fall flat on our faces at the most inopportune moments.
Life has a way of hanging us in the trees every now and then,
but that is according to plan.
God intentionally
made us vulnerable and sensitive.
He could have designed us with entirely different characteristics just as easily.
He could have given us the strength of water buffaloes,
the independence of tigers,
and the aggressiveness of lions.
That is, in fact,
the way we like to think of ourselves.
But scripture tells a very different story.
The lord sees us like
sheep.
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Psalms 100:3 know that the lord is god. It is he who made us, and we are…the
sheep of his pasture
Isaiah 53:6 we all, like
sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way.
Matthew 9:36 when [Jesus] saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like
sheep without a shepherd.
John 10:27 my
sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
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Sheep are usually defenseless against predators,
not very resourceful,
and absolutely dependent on their human masters for safety.
They are also inclined to follow one another into dangerous situations.
Thus, we all have a tendency to move as an unthinking herd
and away from the watchful care of the shepherd.
Why is the urge to follow so irresistible in the human personality? Because it is driven by extremely powerful needs for love, belonging, and acceptance. Those who are unable to satisfy these deep longings
sometimes do not thrive physically.
This is the way we are made—vulnerable, needy and very dependent on one another. Some are more sensitive than others, of course,
especially in the earliest years of childhood.
Research shows that a surprisingly large percentage
of primary school children, barely 10 yrs old,
consider themselves to be ‘fat’ and are trying to diet.
Isn’t that incredible? Kids who ought to be skipping ropes and playing games and swinging on the swings
are worrying about their bodies and how they appear to others.
It shouldn’t be surprising that some of them
will develop eating disorders in the later years,
including anorexia and bulimia.
What happened to the world, I wonder.
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Michelle and I.
And yes, I do have a bad ugly habit of unknowingly squinting my left eye
when I take pics.
Its a common habit I know.
and I've been trying to kick it off for the past 1-2 years.
Havent fully kicked it off yet, still a lil bloopers here and there in pics (like the one above)
but definitely improving. :)
And random pictures of food to end this random post off.
......I am SO random.
Till then.
Michelle and I.
Ello, the name’s Sherena.
A homemade candlelight dinner/picnic for two on the beach!
Cuddling at home and watching a rented dvd together and eating popcorn
