When we fall in love, we go out on a limb and try to express ourselves. Sometimes the other person can't handle what we say or want and it causes us to freeze up and not know what to do.
I have a good analogy for this. One of my toilets, that is not interior and protected by the heat of the house, had the water line freeze so I couldn't flush it for awhile. Two walls of that bathroom are the outside walls of the house. The bathroom is out on a limb and it got frozen. Think of anytime you have done public speaking and you feel like you might freeze up. You go out on a limb; you feel naked and scared and vulnerable. That is how love is. You unveil your soul to someone and if they don't respond well, it might cause you to freeze up.
The solution is to get closer to the heat. What is the heat? The love of God. :) The more connected to God you are, the more free and confident you will feel. "Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." Jesus said, "Apart from me you can do nothing." And I love the verse, "We love because he first loved us." When you receive God's love, you can give it out to others without fear. Don't be hurt if others can't love you. It is just because they have not been filled up with God's love yet. Pray for them. :) "Pray for your enemies and bless those who curse you." They are mean because they need to be filled up with God's love more. Pray that they will.
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