Five Ways Your Heart Blocks Love (Ep. 2)
———- Intro music: “Battle Dance” song by Rhythm Scott
Ways We Are Blocking Love
1) We don’t have love to give back that we ‘count’ as love.
2) We would feel indebted to receive or trapped by receiving it. It does not fee like a free gift.
3) We don’t feel like what is being offered ‘matches’ the kind of relationship we think we’re in with the offerer.
4) We don’t want to receive love from this source/person.
5) We don’t recognize the love being offered as being love.
Scriptures:
We receive love before we have love to give: 1John 4:19
What love is: 1Cor 13:3-10
Dear Heart,
You are loved. This is the truest thing to learn and know by heart. You are loved. Let them show you. This is love. There is no debt. You are free. Abundantly free.
You are seen, you are wanted for being you. You are a valued part of this roommate family. You belong.
Remember the Little Drummer Boy? Pa run pum pum pum. Me and my drum? And what Switchfoot says that love is your Native tongue and your heart is a beating drum?
Don’t pull away but stay. Stay and play on your heart drum. Be you while you’re with them. The Holy Spirit can make you able. Give Him permission to let love in.