we just wanna be loved.

Wow. So, go figure that I wrote this post a few weeks ago about writing everyday. Hmmph. I am staying consistently inconsistent with the posts that I am writing on here, but I can say that the past few weeks have brought about more intentional quiet time, more reading, more processing, more prayer ... which, in my opinion, is the heart of Lent. Returning. Resting. Remembering. 

Lately, I've been listening to Ben Rector. A lot. Have you hopped on the Ben Rector bandwagon? If not, then we probably can't be friends.

This song has been on repeat the past few days (let's be honest, so has this song). I love these lyrics from Ben Rector's song: 

And every move

Leads right back to

Our need for acceptance

Our fear of rejection

Oh, a little love

Yeah, that's what we want

So true. Insecurity is manifested differently in each person; from arrogance to shyness and everything in between. But we each have moves that lead right back to our need for acceptance, fear of hurt, and desire to be loved. As human beings, we have a deep desire to be known and loved, heard and valued. All of us. Every. Single. Person. No one is exempt from the desire for love, community, relationship. We're wired to know and be known, to love and be loved. It's the human condition. How will you choose to engage in that?

Are you honest with yourself? About your actions? About the ways you seek to be known and loved, heard and valued? Are you engaging in relationships that allow you to know and be known? Love and be loved? Are there people in your life who walk with you through insecurity and brokenness of spirit?