Day 41: Vulnerable

To be vulnerable isn't easy.

It isn't fun, and so often we fail to see why it's necessary. Our problems are our problems, so we wonder why we should open up to other people. And then of course the same thing always comes to mind:

what will they think of me?

I love that God is so able to overcome that thinking and resist the lies that make us think that we need to keep our hurt and struggles to ourselves.

Tonight, our “impromptu” House Church was an intentional blessing. God knew that so many of us needed community, and He provided as usual.  I saw raw beauty in the vulnerability of the women I prayed with.  It was encouraging, and something I desperately needed.

Lately, Psalm 77 has been on my mind, and I think it's sticking there because it is a reminder of God's faithfulness even in the middle of our trials and discontent. I know that I need so much to remember what He has done for me in order to hope in what He does have for me in the future. 

Praise God for teaching me that it is okay to be vulnerable, and His promise to work out good for those who are willing to give, and bare, their lives to Him.

I just want to end this entry with Psalm 77...a reminder that no matter where we are, He is faithful, and that our vulnerability is a gift from God.

Psalm 77

 1 I cried out to God for help;
   I cried out to God to hear me.
2 When I was in distress, I sought the Lord;
   at night I stretched out untiring hands,
   and I would not be comforted.
 3 I remembered you, God, and I groaned;
   I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.
4 You kept my eyes from closing;
   I was too troubled to speak.
5 I thought about the former days,
   the years of long ago;
6 I remembered my songs in the night.
   My heart meditated and my spirit asked:
 7 “Will the Lord reject forever?
   Will he never show his favor again?
8 Has his unfailing love vanished forever?
   Has his promise failed for all time?
9 Has God forgotten to be merciful?
   Has he in anger withheld his compassion?”
 10 Then I thought, “To this I will appeal:
   the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand.
11 I will remember the deeds of the LORD;
   yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
12 I will consider all your works
   and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”
 13 Your ways, God, are holy.
   What god is as great as our God?
14 You are the God who performs miracles;
   you display your power among the peoples.
15 With your mighty arm you redeemed your people,
   the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.
 16 The waters saw you, God,
   the waters saw you and writhed;
   the very depths were convulsed.
17 The clouds poured down water,
   the heavens resounded with thunder;
   your arrows flashed back and forth.
18 Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind,
   your lightning lit up the world;
   the earth trembled and quaked.
19 Your path led through the sea,
   your way through the mighty waters,
   though your footprints were not seen.
 20 You led your people like a flock
   by the hand of Moses and Aaron.









In Christ,






Lilia