Vulnerability

Vulnerability

MY QUESTION for GOD

I don’t like being vulnerable with other people. Do I need to be?

A MOMENT with GOD

The Lord sees clearly what a man does, examining every path he takes.

Proverbs 5:21

The word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.

Hebrews 4:12-13

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

Psalm 139:23-24

What if others knew who you really are, deep down inside? Is there anyone with whom you can share your deepest fears, hurts, or doubts? The Bible teaches that every human being has a need for intimate relationships, but you are to choose carefully to whom you reveal your heart. Vulnerability occurs in only the most intimate relationships because it requires you to reveal your fears, hurts, doubts, and the darkest things in your life, the things you never want to come out in the open. You probably resist being vulnerable with God about your sins, especially the ones you don’t want to give up. But vulnerability requires full disclosure, not hiding or covering up. It is only through vulnerability that we find true healing, restoration, renewal, and forgiveness. It is only through vulnerability that you can experience a breakthrough in your relationship with God. When you confess your sin, seek forgiveness, and commit yourself to following God’s ways, your relationship with God and with others will be restored; a great weight will be lifted from you. While you cannot—and should not—be vulnerable with everyone, you can and should trust God, as well as a few others, to handle your deepest feelings with care. Vulnerability is the key to having divine moments in your most important relationships.

DIVINE PROMISE

If we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.

1 John 1:9