"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love" - 1 John 4:18 (NIV).

The expression "walking on eggshells" is used to refer to a situation where one imagines they can tread on eggs without any ever breaking. A certainly impossible task. Eggs are delicate. Try as much as you can one by one the egg will break with a simple false move or misdirected touch.

Sometimes people find themselves in those circumstances where there are like walking on eggshells. Whatever step they take disaster awaits. It is like an attempt to journey through a mine field filled with booby traps. You are lucky to stretch one step out without stepping one, only to be blown up in pieces!

Also, here can be environments or even relationships one finds themselves in which are much like that. You have to tread carefully for fear of what might happen. Every move - a word out of place, an action of some measure - and it is all trouble. Oh poor you: however much you try the inevitable happens. You are already condemned and waiting to be hanged.

What can make a difference though is when such environments or relationships are filled with love. Love overcomes any such fears. I Peter 4:8 says, "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins"! For where there is love there is forgiveness since, "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus"' (Romans 8:1).

The environments we create and relationships we have should be filled with love- the opposite of those burdened with fear. When we do so those who live with us are not like treading on eggshells. We do that because this is how we also relate with God. In spite of all our imperfections He loves us and accepts us as we are!

Prayer for today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, help me search myself that all my relationships are filled with love and not fear, which brings us closer to you, this I pray in Jesus's name.