in fear and wonder

You’ve seen the movies. A breakup means a girl crying hysterically, seeking comfort in chocolate and ice cream, tormenting herself for trusting someone with her heart, and wondering if she will ever find love again. Right? Wro- Well, actually I did get through a tub of cookie dough ice cream, so maybe Hollywood got it right. It is hardly uncommon to criticise ourselves and pick flaws, but a breakup can bring about a whole wave of worries, flaws and failures that can damage how we identify ourselves, and leave us feeling empty and vulnerable to the enemies lies.  At the breakdown of my relationship a flood of painful beliefs threatened to drag me under, lies that I am damaged goods, broken beyond repair and categorically unlovable. Every day it is important to hold on to God’s truth about who we are, to guard our hearts from the one who comes to steal and destroy, but never more so than at these low points where our entire identity is on the line. But how? How on earth can