In the Bubble

Have you heard of the boy that lived in a bubble? In a quick summary, a boy needs to live in a plastic bubble to protect himself. The boy in this story must live in a bubble to protect his immune system. This boy must live in a very sterile environment; sterile to the point where he is not allowed to be in contact with the outside world (so that he can live).

Having to live in a bubble is an extremely isolated situation, I agree. However, we all need to learn how to protect ourselves from harmful exteriors that have the potential of hurting us. Maybe this bubble concept isn’t such a bad idea.

The world can be cruel. Sadly, not everyone is going to be for you or encourage you. The more life experience you gain, you realize that hurt people like to hurt people. The world is full of beauty, but it’s also full of people and situations that are destructive and damaging. How should people live in a broken/fallen world? Through protection. How do you protect yourself? By knowing, learning, and loving yourself the way the Lord made you. Getting grounded in yourself and loving yourself in a balanced way will be your best protection in this world. Knowing and learning what the Lord says about you, and leaning on Him and His promises will help you have a clear heart instead of a scarred one. If you become grounded (like strong tree roots) in the Lord, you will recognize the truth; When lies and hurtful situations come, they’ll bounce right off of you…they won’t have a chance to stick in your heart.

That boy may have lived in a physical bubble, but I suggest that we live in a spiritual bubble. The boy needed protection from germs just as you need protection from hurtful people and situations. Our spiritual bubble is made up of the love of God.

Let me give you a visual:

This is you.

You want to protect your heart:

In order to protect your heart, you need to develop a spiritual bubble of God’s Love:

People enter your life:

People might try to be mean or hurtful…
so they throw their daggers (so to speak).

Because of your bubble,

those “daggers” have nowhere to go;

They bounce off your bubble,

instead of sticking in your heart:

Form your bubble…

Protect your bubble…

Keep your bubble strong

And

 Never let anyone pop your bubble!