We were created to belong, to be enriched by fellowship and live in the natural comfort and safety of close relationships. But few of us seem to live in that atmosphere we desperately need to have a full rich life and be at rest.
Very few of us have this blessing; and as a result, we strive to do whatever it takes to be accepted and loved, to be seen as “special.” In our striving, we are easily swayed and trapped into patterns of behavior that keep us from coming into God’s rest.