Letting down your guard to allow true love to enter

Guard: To protect from harm by watching over. To maintain control over, as to prevent indiscretion. Screen, security, shield, protector, armor, shepherd, or watch person. For some people there comes a point in their life when they have to take an inventory of the relationships (business, family, friendships, etc...) in their life. How can a relationship grow if it is never evaluated to see whether or not it is progressing. There needs to be a way of measuring in order to allow you to make a cognizant decision about the direction you should take. Over the years I have had to evaluate my standards and whether or not I was being reasonable in my approach to assessing my relationships. I have come to the realization that it takes faith to allow God to come in and help you manage your relationships both natural and spiritual. Often times I have tried to take the safe road in order to avoid certain pitfalls. As I sit here and I type I wonder if the safe road is always the best road. When someone falls in love is this the safe road? Does love hurt or does love heal? As I sit here and type I realize that if one is to travel down the road called love then they have to allow love a way of access into the fiber of their being. When you are used to having your guard up then you are never in a position to receive pure love. When God was drawing me to him I had to let my guard down in order to allow him in. God was my first love. How much more should someone let down their guard down to allow their second love to enter? I just want to encourage you to allow true love to enter so that you can be transformed into who you are meant to be.