you can trust again.

survival mode can't help

your brain has gone 
through so many changes
in the past year or so

where thoughts that danced
in your brain
met broad daylight once more

one thing I'd love to tell you 
darling
vulnerability is not weakness

it can be such a lie to think 
that you're sharing too much

but more often than not
if that smoke alarm is going off 
it just means that you're sharing
and that's all it is

I know you're in new territories
trying to figure out 
who to trust
who to hand your precious pearls to

but really
a simple conversation
here and there
you don't have to be on your guard

hello 
how are you
that can be about 
anything and everything

there's no need 
to build walls for protection
when I've already told you

I got you.

holding everything back
even you yourself 
keep wondering

why am I not talking 
when I want to?

don't let overthinking 
what's the motive
keep you in yesteryear

being in survival mode
just won't sustain you 
in this new season.

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Heart Call:

Boundaries are good. But survival mode is something different.
Survival mode kept you safe yesterday, but it won’t sustain us in this new season.

• What patterns do you find yourself repeating
  to keep yourself “safe” even as the season has changed?

• Why are you gripping control out of habit rather than need (boundaries)?

• How can you begin releasing that control in everyday interactions
  and trust that God is your ultimate protector?

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Photo Credits: Roxana Zerni.