Your sanity—how often does it bend beneath the weight of what others demand? The world still praises the “perfect partner”: silent, submissive, agreeable. A person who gives everything, dreams included, while the other does as they please—shouting, disregarding, taking, and calling it love.
It’s a wicked distortion. A mockery of what love was designed to be. Because true love isn’t about control, silence, or sacrifice without reciprocity. Scripture paints a different picture: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking…” (1 Corinthians 13:4–5). That love—pure, selfless, protective—is rarely found when hearts are selfish and hands are careless.
Modern life makes it even easier to confuse devotion with dysfunction. We wear kindness like an open wound, thinking it makes us noble. But sometimes, it only makes us vulnerable to people who see love not as a covenant, but as convenience. And when betrayal comes—through infidelity, neglect, or harsh words—we’re left wondering if our kindness was foolishness all along.
Yet even here, God’s Word reminds us: “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” (Proverbs 4:23). Guarding your heart doesn’t mean hardening it; it means refusing to let abuse masquerade as love. It means knowing that your value does not diminish because someone else failed to honor it.
Your sanity is precious. Your soul is sacred. And while human love often falls short, there is One whose love never fails—One who calls you chosen, cherished, and free (Isaiah 43:4; John 8:36).
So, no, it is not your fault for being kind. But it is your responsibility to remember: you were never created to be diminished. You were created to be loved—truly, deeply, and well.
