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What I most significant about attachment to God is that it gives us a framework to understand what’s working and what’s not. Do you feel comfortable coming to God with your emotions and expect comfort? Or –
Do you feel like you have to continual grip tightly to God, trying to keep closeness? Do you frantically pray, or act rightly, or do whatever you feel brings and keeps God close to you? Do you constantly worry about falling away or becoming distant from God? You might have an Anxious Attachment Style of Spirituality.
Or do you cling to hard theological facts, constructing a left-brained way of relating to God that is absence of any sense of closeness? Do you prefer to do things for God and for others, rather than connect on an emotional level? You might have a Shutdown Attachment Style of Spirituality.
Or do you find yourself afraid to come close to God, for fear of judgment and disgust from a holy being who hates sin? Do you feel torn between wanting to feel close to God, but also worried that you’re worthless or not worthy of love? You might have a Shame-Filled Attachment Style of Spirituality.
These are four ways of understanding our attachment to God. When we understand these patterns, not only do we have a way to talk about them – we also have a way to move forward in health.
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