7 Diverse Ways We Experience Intimacy

Suffering

Sounds crazy, right?

But think about this. Is there anybody you know and care deeply about that you haven’t been through some mess with?

Suffering produces perseverance and perseverance character. This is true in relationship as much as it is in individuals.

Of course, this doesn’t mean we should go looking for pain. But when pain inevitably arrives, it is an opportunity to develop intimacy.

Intimacy is the sharing of all things. Nothing is more frightening to us than the exposure of pain. We are afraid it will leave us alone and inadequate. Suffering together is a sucker punch against our greatest fears and most prevailing lies.