Tearing Down Relationship Walls

From “Inviting God’s Presence”, the chapter called “Tearing Down the Walls of Silence and Mistrust”

“The wall of mistrust forms around experiences. An experience is simply a set of facts you or I must interpret and give meaning to. Without that sense of perspective to help us understand what has happened, experiences would simply weave through our consciousness without form.”

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“Deciding to silence your natural perceptions and to question learned world-view dictums will help you tear down the wall of mistrust. On the other side of that wall is One who is not silent, who can be trusted. God’s invisible presence, in a quiet and still voice, is saying to you, “I have loved you with an everlasting love.”

“Before you can enter into God’s presence, you must step out and trust his voice. After forgiving him, the next step is moving beyond the fear of what might happen in your relationship. All relationships require is to set aside (Ben’s opinion – set aside, but not forget) fear of future hurt. When the pain of loneliness becomes greater than the fear of hurt, we will pursue the presence of God.”