Enjoy this blog by guest blogger Debra Fileta.
Have you ever been in a situation where all the facts told you it’s not going to work, but you tried to make it work anyway?
I definitely have.
I think of the time I traveled overseas and attempted to cram my luggage with about 10 pounds more than I should have. A few hours later, I was dealing with a busted bag and my stuff strewn across the airport floor, just moments before my flight.
But even more applicable, I think of the different guys I dated in my twenties, who were loaded with yellow and even red flags. I wanted to be in a relationship so badly that I downplayed the warning signs and tried to make it work. Thank God He spared me and gave me the wisdom to move away before things got serious.
A lot of us do the same thing when it comes to choosing relationships. Whether we’re swept away by emotion or driven by our fear of failure, we often walk into a relationship or stay in a relationship in which all the facts clearly tell us, “It ain’t gonna work.” Yet we try to make it work anyway.
But the thing about healthy relationships is that…Continue reading…
