You've been burned.
By people. By institutions. By God, maybe.
You trusted and it cost you.
And now your default is suspicion.
You protect. You guard. You keep people at arm's length
because it feels safer than being disappointed again.
But here's what you're learning:
Protection is not the same as wisdom.
And refusing to trust is not the same as discernment.
You can be wise and still open.
You can have boundaries and still believe.
This week, take one small act of trust.
Not naively. Not without boundaries.
But intentionally.
Trust the person who has shown consistency.
Trust the process that has proven itself.
Trust God with the thing you've been holding back.
Healing doesn't mean pretending you weren't hurt.
It means not letting the hurt determine your future.