Grassroots.

I've finally come to the conclusion that I don't trust God to love me when I make mistakes. I don't believe He will want to listen to me when I need to talk to Him. It's a sad, sad place to be, and it's not only ruining my relationship with Him, but my relationships with everyone else.

As you probably know, I love people. One of the things I like the most is hearing what they have to say— I love to listen. Because really, people need it, and no one does it enough any more. I need to watch it or I'll get on my little soapbox, but honestly, it's hard to find anyone who is willing to listen to another person talk for more than a few minutes. We are so self-consumed! Anyway, you can always tell when whomever you're talking to becomes disinterested in your conversation, because their body language gives them away. I've learned the classic signs over the years, so I can take the cue and shut up. You see, people who are bored with listening don't look you in the eye. They typically fidget or play with something, but think it's unobtrusive. But the tell-tale sign is that they usually end up cutting into whatever it is you're saying; whether it's to simple break your train of thought or direct things back to themselves depends on the person. That's when you know you're not free to talk anymore past surface level concepts.