Day 59 - Come to Me

I love this song.  When I hear it, I think about the give and take of the everyday stuff in love.  There are times when there is just back and forth or the ups and downs of life.  "This is how these things go - I was broke and you were scared, but you stayed by my side."  That's a beautiful thing - the commitment of love and care.  But what really stood out to me was the chorus: "And I'm telling you to come to me - I'll restore freedom.  I'll carve away the worries in your heart."  The beauty of having someone to confide in and being able to communicate what's going on....  In all my friendships, there is a level of communication and openness, and so I've come to appreciate that.  Besides, I am the type of person who wants those who I care about to be able to come to me when they have issues and share.  Some people apologize for "burdening" me, but I always say that I'd rather they talk to me about it than suffer alone and find deeper complications because of it.  If strangers can walk up to me and tell me things that they've never told other people, then I surely want my friends to have the same freedom.  Now, I'm not sure how much I can carve out of anyone's heart, but I can listen, pray, cry, advise, etc. 
So consider your own life.  Do you have someone to go to when you need an ear?  And can people come to you?  Do you have enough love and strength for yourself that it can overflow and minister to others or are you barely making it yourself?  If no one else, God always says, "come to Me."  And I'm here too.  :)