"Sometimes we harbor an unexpressed suspicion that he cannot handle all that goes on in our minds and hearts. We doubt that he can accept our hateful thoughts, cruel fantasies, and bizarre dreams. We wonder how he would deal with our primitive urges, our inflated illusions, and our exotic mental castles. The deep resistance to making ourselves so vulnerable, so naked, so totally unprotected is our implicit way of saying, “Jesus, I trust you, but there are limits.”
By refusing to share our fantasies, worries, and joys, we limit God’s lordship over our life and make clear that there are parts of us that we do not wish to submit to a divine conversation.
It seems that the Master had something more in mind when he said, “Trust in me”(John 14:1b).
(Brennan Manning. Ruthless Trust)
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