Adam and Eve: Being Vulnerable with God
Healing and repentance truly start with one of the first scenes in the Bible, with Adam and Eve being vulnerable with God.
I remember being pregnant and thinking that I would love to talk to Adam and Eve, especially Eve. I wanted to know why she ate the fruit of the tree because the consequence of her actions made me a miserable pregnant woman. LOL!
Fast forward a few years when I walked through a journey of repentance and healing. I remembered those thoughts while I was pregnant and how I wish I could chat with Eve. The difference this time was that I did not want to chat with Eve because God was telling me that I was just like Eve. Talk about being vulnerable with God!
What does the Bible say about being vulnerable?
Adam was created first, and God saw the need for Adam to have a helpmate, so he created Eve. In Genesis 3, we read that the serpent did not go to Adam first, but to Eve, the woman. Why was she vulnerable? What does the Bible say about being vulnerable?
At the beginning of Genesis Chapter 3, we find the serpent was, “more crafty than any other wild animal that the Lord had made.” In 1 Peter 5, the devil is described as a “roaring lion…looking for someone to devour.” We do not need to focus on the enemy other than to know that he is smart, manipulative, and knows your weaknesses and vulnerabilities. That is one of the reasons acknowledging your weaknesses and being vulnerable with God is important.
Eve was more vulnerable than Adam, and the serpent knew that Eve’s vulnerability was to have the knowledge to be like God–the knowledge that only eating the fruit could provide. Eve is the first person in the Bible to have her weaknesses and vulnerabilities exposed, and it was exposed by the bite.
Being Vulnerable with God
From the creation of this blog, God has always reminded me that I am just like the most vulnerable animal on earth, sheep, but, thankfully, God is the Good Shepherd. My job is to trust and follow where he leads, even if it means that I need to walk towards my weaknesses and vulnerabilities. Being vulnerable with God must happen for healing to occur.
Why are vulnerabilities so difficult to admit? No one likes to admit their vulnerabilities. Most of us ignore our vulnerabilities, pretend they do not exist, or try our best to forget about them. I know people who will talk about and reveal weaknesses, but they stop before they get to their vulnerabilities.
Vulnerabilities are the thoughts and beliefs behind our unhealthy patterns of behavior. God already knows our weaknesses vulnerabilities, so the only thing holding us back from being truly vulnerable with God is ourselves.
I recently came face to face with one of my own vulnerabilities. To tell you the truth, this is the second time that I have written this article. My computer crashed yesterday, so I lost the first article altogether. I became quite upset and spent hours trying to control and fix my computer. I even insisted that my husband help me. In the end, my need for control and trying to get things accomplished in my own strength are now exposed.
Fortunately, I had written myself a little sticky note which said, “Do not, under any circumstance try to live life in your own strength. You need to clothe yourself with Jesus!” Immediately, I knew that my vulnerability had been exposed, and I could turn my eyes and focus back upon God. The funny thing about that note was that I had attached it to my crashed laptop in case I needed it. Being vulnerable with God allowed me to refocus my eyes on Jesus.
Keeping Your Eyes Focused on Jesus: Bible Study on Vulnerability
With the help of the Holy Spirit and God’s Word, we can admit our vulnerabilities, face those same vulnerabilities, and receive God’s healing. The key is not to focus on the enemy or the vulnerability, but, instead, it is a simple secret. Keep your eyes focused on Jesus and His work on the cross, and there you will find repentance, peace, rest, and healing for your vulnerabilities.
Consider being vulnerable with God by taking the 30-Day Faith Journey seeking Jesus and following him as the Good Shepherd.
John 15: 5 NIV says, “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV says, “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”
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