Word for the day “The Lord can handle your Vulnerability”
Psalm 13:1-2 (NKJV) “How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?”.
Beloved leaders,
I have discovered in my leadership the power of vulnerability with God and people. Today let’s take a glance at King David, the proverbial leader of Israel, and his vulnerability one chosen by God to lead.
DAVID’S VULNERABILITY TO THE LORD PROVIDES SOME LIFE LESSONS.
When David penned the various psalms, he was honest about his feelings. When he feared his enemies, he expressed it. When he could not understand why God was silent, he expressed it as in the psalm above. There’s sorrow in my heart all day (Psalm 13:2). The Psalms are often human expressions we observe today particularly. David expressed just exactly how he was hurting. It is amazing to read each Psalm in search of what David exactly said to God about what he felt when he depended on God.
DAVID LEARNED HOW TO WORK THROUGH HIS EMOTIONS IN HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD.
However, David never stayed in a place of despair. He often ended his psalms like this one. “But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me” (Ps 13:5-6). At the heart of his hurts, one thing set David apart from most of us. He was remarkable in his response to the hurts in his life, specifically in how much he would become transparent before God.
Specifically telling the Lord what he was feeling and what he was thinking. He did not hold it inside, only to inplode later. David let out his emotions, and that’s a valuable lesson for all of us. He let it out through the means of expression in prayer. He told God how he felt transparently. I believe it is such an amazing lesson that David brought it all to God in prayer when he was hurting. He didn’t play religious games; he didn’t try to impress God by praying acceptable prayers; he became very real, honest, and transparent.
POINT TO PONDER
Please observe in today’s devotional how David focuses on what God had done for him, not what God had not done. If you are waiting for a breakthrough with God, be honest with Him about your hopes and dreams. However, affirm your faith and trust in the Lord to accomplish His purposes throughout your life. If we are anything in prayer, let’s be honest with the Lord Jesus when we pray. Let’s tell the Father exactly what we are feeling and experiencing.
We can tell God because “The Lord can handle your Vulnerability.” Blessings and love, family; enjoy this amazing new year season.
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