What if the longing you’ve been ashamed of is actually evidence of good design?

In this episode of The Wednesday Project, Christina unpacks one of the most quietly damaging messages circulating in Christian spaces: that if you truly trust God, you shouldn’t still feel lonely. Drawing from Genesis 2, attachment theory, and the Gospel of John, she reclaims the theological foundation for human relational need — before sin, before shame, before the fall.

Topics covered: the difference between vertical attachment (belonging to God) and horizontal attachment (embodied closeness with others) • why Genesis 2:18 is the most overlooked verse in conversations about loneliness • what Gethsemane reveals about Jesus and embodied need • the psychological cost of spiritual bypass • how to hold secure identity in God and honest longing at the same tim ...