Picture this-two people sitting in the front seat of a car. No matter how fancy the car, by design, than can only remain so far apart. In general, two people riding in the front seat of any vehicle together are in close proximity. Now picture-an invisible barrier that divides the vehicle symmetrically from front to back-a barrier so thick that sound cannot penetrate it-so solid that at best the two passengers can only touch the barrier as if to reach out to the other, yet the thickness of that barrier makes even their attempt at any type of connection impossible.
What’s more amazing is to those, who view them from outside, see first perhaps the fanciness of the vehicle, which may signify prestige or financial success or some other of the world’s standards that would set this couple in a class above the rest. At next glance, this view from outside where the barrier is invisible may make one longing for the closeness of another, wish for that space, supposing that nothing but love and bliss are this couple’s order of each day.
I’m not for sure why God gave me this view the other day in a conversation with my daughter, but I was blown away at the thought that close knit to the natural eye may really be as deceptive as any words ever spoken in an attempt to prey on the weaknesses and vulnerabilities of another.
I’ve found that in most relationships there is at least one partner who is willing to have the “glass break”-to do the work necessary to tear down the barriers that, while clear enough to see through, are too thick to penetrate. My prayer today is that we pray for God to “create in us (each of us) clean hearts and renew right spirits within us. (Psalm 51:10) Let the past go-let it not be a wall that keeps you from living freely today and in the days to come. Let it only be a road map to a closer relationship with God. He’s a healer-physically, emotionally, spiritually-IN EVERY AREA of our lives.
No matter what the world looks like-no matter the news reports and the propaganda that continues to exist-God is alive and He is in total control. He will welcome each of us that have believed and accepted Him. But more importantly, in that day, He will judge us by how we have treated one another. God’s love is unmatched and covers a multitude of sin (1 Peter 4:8). God’s love is the “Glass Break”!