HEART BREAK RULES: Story Time- FORBIDDEN LOVE?

Hello lovely people, How are you this fine morning? Or afternoon? Or evening? Or whatever time you are reading this blog post in the course of your day...

So I haven't gotten many heart break story responses since my last post and I think I figured out why... You see, when you give your heart to someone, you are giving them not just that but also your trust and when they break it, they break your trust as well. This leads, in turn, to you never wanting your heart to be broken, which leads to you trusting less and less, leading to you hating the very thought of being vulnerable.

So it makes it even harder to share your story. This is just what I have observed from my few years on this earth. Don't just write it off, because it is true. Anyway today I will just share briefly two relationship stories that I personally watched play out before me last year that didn't end the way you think they would have.

STORY 1.

There was a girl I met last year during my DTS who had been through a whole lot. Her life story is one that wouldn't leave a dry eye in the room, but that is a story for another day. We shall give her the name Sky -just for fun-

Sky and I at first were not the closest of friends because I could not, for the life of me, understand her! She was a very strong character, and was one of those loud personalities that are not afraid to speak their mind, no matter who is in the room or what the consequences might be. So for someone like me who always thinks about how a person is going to react before I say anything, that was umm very different.

We did get to spend a lot of time together though, which helped me to get to understand and love her more. 

Now on the other hand, there was this guy, we can call him Josh. Josh was a leader, he also became like a brother to me. He is one of those guys who talk a whole lot when you are one on one, but is more silent in a crowd. He had his flaws but he is one of the coolest guys I know because he genuinely loves!

-you by now probably know where this is going but back to our story-

Josh and Sky started talking, and they continued talking, and talking, and did I mention talking? :P Causing a budding romance between the two of them. It was a classic 'boy likes girl, girl likes boy' situation, but there was one hitch.

It was not allowed.

The rules of DTS state that during the period of your 6months there you cannot date because you are supposed to be focused on building your relationship with God, and especially no dating between a leader and a student. So it was a modern day-not as dramatic- case of Romeo and Juliet ;) 

Sky and Josh told us they were praying about it and even got us involved, because they were my friends I supported them all the way, even when they decided to start a relationship; but forbidden love does have consequences. There were people in the team who were not happy about their relationship because it broke the rules. They believed it would be a distraction us working as a team to do ministry. Whether it was the cause of distrust and division leading to having to pick a side in our team I will never know for certain, but we did have issues amongst each other and we ended up leaving the mission field early.

By the time we went back to the base, we had to go through a few conflict resolution sessions to resolve our 'team issues'. Josh and Sky both apologized 100 times individually and said if they had thought before that their relationship would lead to all the events that took place they would not have started it but still there was a lot of blame game going on.

In my head, besides all the drama that was going on I forgave them and knew it was worth it. It's okay since they were still going to end up together. Josh would tell me how he knew she was the one and talk like he loved her fiercely. They would have conversations about how when she went back home they were going to keep a long distance relationship. Sky made Josh promise that no matter what he would not break up with her.

DTS soon ended and they had to say their goodbyes, on a sad but 'don't worry we are going to skype every day and see each other in a year' note.

Josh was even talking to me about proposal ideas, and how he was going to go to the country where Sky lived and surprise her. Maybe even live there. I mean literally uproot his whole life for her. 

This is the part where they lived happily ever after, right?

Well, wrong. Less than two months after the physical separation Sky broke up with Josh. What happened was when she went back home there was a lot of things going on in her life 'I told you she has a complicated past' and she felt like Josh was not being there for her.

Josh on the other hand, had a lot of things happen within his family at that time as well, so as much as he wanted to be there for Sky he was overwhelmed with his own issues.

It broke his heart when she broke up with him, especially after she had made him promise to never break up with her. The worst thing is that while they were breaking up they abused each other and said things they would both regret, leaving them on non-speaking terms.

It was a reflection of humanity; Or rather the brokenness of humanity that I keep talking about... What is most frustrating is that after everything the team went through for the sake of their relationship, the least they could have done was gotten married lol; but that is not how the world works.

I personally would never want to experience that myself, which is why I am grateful to have seen the messiness unfold. It is a lesson.

1. Don't make promises you cannot keep

2. If you are going to do love, do it the right way. Don't rush into it, protect your heart and actually PRAY!

3. Understand how your relationships affect others. Love is not selfish or self-centred. It is actually the most servants’ like attribute because at ALL times you should be thinking about what is best for the other person. 

Today, Sky and Josh are both doing well individually. I've kept in touch with both of them and the beauty of life is that our mistakes do not define us, and I can honestly see God is doing amazing things in both their lives. :D

Okay, so because this story has taken way too much space, I will save the second one for my next blog post... Again feel free to share with me how you feel, I love reading your comments, inboxes etc. 

P.s Exams start next week *fingers crossed* prayers greatly appreciated! :P

LOvE Ya'al!

BYE

Beauty in Ashes; Spoken Word

Hello lovely creation! Two posts in one week! Don't I deserve a round of applause or something?? lol so I just want to say thank you so much to all the people who were super concerned about me after my last post. Just to let you know I am doing better and I have an inhaler with me. So don't worry :)
Now why am I doing this post so soon after the other one? Well as you have probably seen in the title this post is a spoken word piece. I haven't updated one in a while, actually I haven't even written one in a while, but from being in this city I feel like God placed this one upon my heart. One of the things I learned in DTS is that different places have different spiritual atmospheres and as soon as my team stepped into Pattaya (the name of the city where we are) I think we all felt the havyness on the city, and it affected us but as we've been here longer I have found a kind of beauty even in the brokenness which leads to the spoken word without further a due :P
(it's kind of long so hope u don't get bored)

Beauty in Ashes

We are broken,
In this world we have called home yet so foreign
Man is broken
Filled with pain, anger, hurt, not to mention broken hearts
It's easy to give in, give up when we fall down
Never again stand up
To feel useless and weak
when we hear world politicians speak about how world peace is all they seek
Truth be told that is never going to happen
because we are human, we are broken
I have seen it with my own eyes,
and the thought makes me want to cry
The world's brokenness, the sadness, darkness, and heartlessness
it's all one massive mess!
I see it in the small things
when that little girl sings, and nobody listens
Her heart breaks a little though you may not see through
A small part of her feels like she is not worth listening to.
Or those times when we let our pride get in the way of relationship. Thinking about what is best for me, Our  excuse is "nobody really understands me"
Because honestly I don't want to see, what you have to say
Your point may be valid, but just not today...
Then there is her. She understands the idea of love but can't seem to grasp the concept
Because in some passed moment she accepted that she wasn't worth it
So she believed the lie that all you need is a guy, to know where your beauty lies
and when none showed up she questioned her size, her nose and even the shape of her eyes. Leaving no tiny detail out she criticized...
Then there was him. He had no father figure.
He never learned what it meant to be a man yet he hated being called a boy.
From all the porn no one stopped him from watching he learned that a female is just a toy.
Nothing more, nothing less
Use her until it breaks then leave without making a mess
That is the world's brokenness
I see it in the big things. stories that tug at your heart strings
Like the pain and loss that death brings
That never ending feeling that someone is missing. Hoping and praying that time passing would cause the aching to start fading and bring healing until you can finally say, "oh death where is your sting?"
I see it in the girl walking on her street near the bar.
All grown up. Tall and beautiful. A star.
To the gentlemen around her.
In this market she has learned to use her assets,
Swaying her hips and pouting her red colored lips,
Batting her eyelashes, until his attention she catches
Pushing her dignity aside, she relies only on her pride
Pulling her close he whispers to her, "you are a beautiful little star."
She lets him take her home to do with her what he may. His fee was a very small price to pay.
But as he invades her, she tells herself "it's okay" and lets herself imagine that maybe one day this will be the man that will take her away
She isn't thinking, or conveniently forgetting the gold band. On his left hand, seems a lot like a wedding ring
This is the world's brokenness.
He is also a victim. Though it's easy to judge him. To call him disgusting,
For using a girl who is young enough to be his daughter, for his pleasure
But he has been taught to use her as a toy, solely for him to enjoy.
This is the world's brokenness.
In so many ways we see it's face
Like the guy who thinks he needs one more high to be alright,
Or one more beer to get rid of the constant fear.
The girl who just wants to end it all,
Because she is tired of trying to get back up after every fall
I once heard that people are meant to be loved and things are meant to be used, but the problem with the world is that people are used and things are loved.
That is the world's brokenness.
No wonder we get stressed, the world can be such a mess!
But that's not it. This is not the ending.
Because somewhere in it's midst there is a light unending.
Over 2,000 years ago what was broken started mending.
Three words uttered
"IT IS FINISHED."
Irony because it was also just the beginning.
The whole universe could hear darkness groaning, because light had started winning.
Like every super hero story we've watched, heard or read.
Good verses evil, and good is always ahead.
After all has been done, after all has been said, that is the hope each human heart holds onto until the very end.
That hope is the light rising from the darkness.
It is the beauty found in the ashes...

I know this was super long, so if you have read until the end. Thanks. There is allot that went into this spoken word and majorly to do with what I have seen in this city. The brokenness, the hurt, and the beauty in it all. God has broken my heart for this people in a way I can't even put into words but I tried my best. Hopefully in my next post I will explain more about that but for now I have to get back to ministry.

Love y'all and bye for now.