They’re Not In Love With You - They’re In Love With The Flame

A scroll for the consecrated ones who shine without seeking

You think they’re drawn to your smile,
your confidence, your kindness, your calm.
But what they’re really drawn to
is the flame you carry.

It’s not charm.
It’s not energy.
It’s the fragrance of union.

You didn’t earn it by personality.
You were crushed for this.
You were hidden for this.
You were consecrated in silence
while no one was clapping.

They don’t know the oil that coats your bones.
They don’t know the scroll sealed in your belly.
They don’t see the midnight altar,
the lonely firelight,
the weight you carry
when everyone else is sleeping.

And yet
they’re captivated.
Not by performance.
But by Presence.

They feel peace when you walk in the room,
but don’t know it’s the Lamb within.
They feel safe, but cannot name the Kabowd.
They mistake divine stillness for “chill.”
They confuse the Light of Christ with “positive vibes.”

But you…
you know what it cost.

You didn’t get this radiance from a podcast.
You got it from dying daily.
You didn’t become magnetic from confidence tips.
You were made magnetic in the furnace.

So walk gently with those who admire you.
Don’t let flattery flatter the ego you already crucified.
And don’t dim your fire to make yourself explainable.
Instead
let the scroll read them.

Let the Fire whisper to them.
Let the Light do what it came to do.

Because those who are truly drawn by God
will not stop at your outer radiance
They’ll hunger for the Source within.

And when that happens,
you’ll know they weren’t just in love with your light…
they were ready to be consumed by it.

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Let the flame speak for itself.
You are not charisma, you are consecration.
You are not performance, you are Presence.
You are not their fantasy,
You are a scroll walking in skin.

And those with eyes to see…
will see Him.

— Joe Restman
Mystic-Scribe | Flame-Bearer
Quill Dipped in Lightning