Galatians 6:2
“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” (Galatians 6:2)
I would consider myself generally organized, but I definitely did not start that way. Growing up, my bedroom was always a complete disaster, and I misplaced things all the time. Trying to decide on an outfit would always result in a pile of clothes on the floor that wouldn’t move for days on end. My disorganized tendencies always made me too embarrassed to have people over at my house, and if I did, my bedroom door would always be closed.
I like to think of a messy bedroom as a good metaphor for our inner world. The thoughts that feel too vulnerable to share, the memories that you think should’ve healed by now, and the emotions that are too overwhelming. This inner room is a place where secrets are kept, pain is stored, and shame lingers for far too long. In the same way that I felt overly exposed by opening my bedroom door, sharing the details of what we store inside can also feel incredibly vulnerable.
The truth is that no matter how closely we guard that door, our Father still knows what mess is locked away in there. He’s not afraid of it. God meets us where we are, not where we pretend to be. We can keep that door locked for everyone else, but the God of the universe intimately knows our inner world. The love of Christ is demonstrated in being completely known and still completely loved.
As the community of Christ, we have the honor of bearing with one another in their suffering and allowing others to do the same for us. The beauty is that within the risk of opening that door, there’s the possibility of feeling the love of Christ through another person. We experience the fullness of life when we invite others into our mess. We can only know healing from our community if we choose to open the door for them.
Invite your people into the mess and have comfort in the truth that you are already fully known and fully loved.
Kassie Lowe
Young Adults Lead