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I was listening to this song just a bit ago. And with no effort of trying to understand the entire song, I reckon it's about getting hurt and not wanting the same pain. "This time, baby, I'll be bulletproof." The person decides to become tougher, to be less sensitive, to be bulletproof. If this was her idea of a successful relationship, then I completely disagree. I know most of you already do. To become bulletproof in a relationship means to feel less, or that we are able to avoid expressing our feelings. What kind of relationship asks that of a person? To disregard one's emotions just go against everything I believe an honest relationship should be. Call me a romantic, but I want to feel everything in a relationship -- every tear that sneaks up or a crack of smile that peeks. But I've also come to realize what brilliance of a blessing we have. We don't need to become anything but ourselves, feel every feeling. Because we have been accepted and loved and forgiven. There is no need to become bulletproof because His love protects when everything else seems to be shooting us down. And as people, we are weak. And for the lack of better terms, our weaknesses lead us to turn and shoot at each other. We hurt others; we cause pain; we put them down. Still, we are embraced by grace. And with it, we can live to the fullest, love to the fullest. So when life seems to be hurting us, know that He hurts even more. What we feel is just an aftershock of the bullet hitting the vest. We might bruise, yes, but we are protected in a way we cannot comprehend, with a love we cannot imagine. In Him, we are safe. |