I Knew It!!!
That is the first thing that comes out of our mouths when the suspicion about something or someone is confirmed. We say things like “I knew it was something about him/her I just couldn't put my finger on it or watch out for that one I do not trust them and I just do not feel right about this and the list could on and on of things said when what we have suspected has come true.
We are all born with discernment which is to help us from falling prey to peoples who will take advantage of us. But for some reason as we grow older we override that voice, feeling, natural warning signal or whatever you would want to call it.
If you watch children when they are infants up until they start school if they are unsure or someone comes around that they don’t care for they go the other way or hide behind their parents. Why because they are trusting that built in safety device to protect themselves from harm and danger. But as we are introduced to society and all that it brings we are encouraged to ignore the warnings signs and by the time we are adults the blaring warning signal that is screaming “danger Will Robinson danger danger” is barely audible so we don’t pay it any attention.
I am guilty of ignoring my emergency broadcast system. I have been in relationships that were unhealthy for me. Which lead me to be hurt by people I trusted and loved. Many of the friendships were one-sided with me giving more than I got. Unfaithful men or becoming involved with someone that really didn’t want me but what I could do for him. Working for employers that did not have my best interest in mind and when I was not a viable resource for them let me go. Family saying and treating me any way they want because they are family. The one place that I surely thought I would be safe, my wounds healed and find direction for my life became the worst hurt of all. the church. Romances, friendships, work, church, and family at some point in the course of all of those encounters my safety system was going off and I ignored It.
The point I am trying to make is that we are all born with the ability to protect ourselves. We just have to listen to the alarm when it is sounding. Danger Will Robinson danger danger.
