How do you feel about personal space? The bubble that has always surrounded me, yes I said bubble and by that I mean that protective barrier that has sheltered me from unwanted hugs, unwanted in-your-face conversations and unwanted body odor, has not really done its job over the years and, in fact, is almost non existent anymore. Actually, instead of protection, its actually subjected me to more of this. It's like people know I have a reluctance to that much closeness. But if I really stop and think about it, is it really the bubble that has disappeared, or my yearning for a more closeness to people that has appeared.
God made a woman for Adam. He did not want him to be alone. He made it so we are born into families so we don't have to be subjected to the harshness of this world as a newborn baby on our own. He wants us to be a part of His community so that we will want to do His will and preach, teach and meet needs. God doesn't want us to live our lives all trapped inside a perfect little bubble isolated from others. The fact that He has equipped us with so many different talents and abilities should tell us that we all have a role to play in the bigger picture of life.
Now that I'm older and I actually enjoy giving and receiving hugs, I realize how suffocating the idea of living inside a bubble really is. And where there is suffocation, there is death. I don't plan to spend the rest of my days feeling trapped and unable to breathe. I plan on living. God blessed me with a life. I plan on using it.
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