When God Turns Your Naivety Into Divine Protection

The moment I realized my life was filled with trepidation changed everything.

I'd like to think I don't overreact, but I'm introspective about everything. I'm a deep thinker,

overly analytical. And it was that magical day when I realized my life was overwhelmingly

filled with fear—always afraid of something bad happening, someone thinking the worst.

We all start out young, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Naivety is a beautiful thing when it's in

the company of the right people.

I was a late bloomer. It took until midlife to realize I was extremely naive.

I've heard people say they had to learn to forgive themselves, and I never understood what

that meant. I thought you just ask God for forgiveness and move on. But I had to stop being

so hard on myself for all the things I just didn't know.

I never thought relationships should be that hard. You shouldn't have to figure people out.

Looking back over my life years later, I was blown away by the treacherous waters I walked

through—naive as could be. Even more important, I wasn't angry but sad at the people who

were fine allowing this because there was some benefit in it for them.

I've always been the type to just ask for what I want. Never beat around the bush. I didn't

want to think every single person was awful and had it out for me, but what else is left to

think?

Here's what I know: God, being the precious Father that He is, allowed me to go through life

seemingly on a magic carpet ride even in times that should have been treacherous.

Some people would look and say my life was difficult. I still think that even in the midst of

all that, Jesus Christ put His hand in my life and it wasn't.

I still thank God for those times because I needed those people to

catapult me to this next place.

But there are times when I settle on my thoughts and I'm still like, "God, really? For real?"

What treacherous waters did your naivety lead you through that God turned into a magic

carpet ride?

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