What does it feel like to open yourself up to love?

“…it makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses, you build up a whole suit of armor, so that nothing can hurt you… then… You give them a piece of you… and then your life isn’t your own anymore.
Love takes hostages.”
- Neil Gaiman

When it comes to the love of God, I’m a hostage by choice. God messed me up (in a good way). Once I experienced His love and transforming power, my world was turned completely upside down. Loving this series (Inked) at Forefront as we venture into the depths Jesus, his healings, his mark on our lives, and how we can open ourselves up to His leading.

How has God marked (inked, branded, etc) your life with His love? If you haven’t allowed yourself to accept His love and mark on your life… why?