Counsel #1 — Vulnerability Definition

Picture: Counsel #1 — Vulnerability DefinitionCI 98.1

Vulnerability can be the state of being exposed to potential attack. Because of Satan (1 Peter 5:8), every one of us is vulnerable to physical, spiritual, and emotional harm. Vulnerability can also mean opening one’s heart to others in complete honesty, rather than closely managing perceptions.CI 98.2

In this series, we’ll discuss both the benefits and liabilities of being vulnerable, as well as God’s promise to walk with us through the valleys of shadow.^{[94]https://www.boundless.org/faith/freedom-from-shame-strength-in-vulnerability}CI 98.3

“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long; and the one the Lord loves rests between his shoulders.” Deuteronomy 33:12 NIVCI 98.4

“When God grants us His protection, and says of us, ‘Ye are labourers together with me,’ if you keep the way of the Lord you are safe in the midst of the greatest dangers. When Satan seeks to deceive the child of faith and trust, God lifts up a standard against the enemy in behalf of those who are conscientiously working in harmony with Him…In every time of need and trouble and perplexity He is near them.” Ellen White in This Day with God, p. 199CI 98.5

Reflect: Considering Jesus’ promises, are you free from anxiety about the possibility of physical, spiritual, or emotional harm?CI 98.6