Quotes about Vulnerability

If the enemy can isolate us, he can influence us. And his favorite entry point of all is through our disappointments

The exhausting manipulation and control it takes to protect an identity based on circumstances will crush our hearts and hide the best of who we are behind a wall of insecurity.

If we let it, unglued will allow us to become humbly and beautifully broken before Him.

Bitterness isn't usually found most deeply in those whose hearts are hard but rather in those who are most tender. It's not that they are cold; it's that they've been made to feel unsafe.

Relationships often die not because of conversations that were had but rather conversations that were needed but never had.

Lord, give them enough hurts to keep them human and enough failures to keep their hands clenched tightly in Yours.

If the enemy can isolate us, he can influence us.

To live is to love. To love is to risk pain. To risk pain is to live. It's what it means to truly be human. As fragile as dust. The breaking of us. The making of us. The building up of our faith.

Relationships were reduced to attempts at managing what I feared about them rather than enjoying what I loved about them.

Why did this happen? Because there's someone else in the world who would drown in their own tears if not for seeing yours.

God isn't afraid of your sharp edges that may seem quite risky to others. He doesn't pull back. He pulls you close.

Self-rejection paves the landing strip for the rejection of others to arrive and pull on up to the gates of our hearts. Think about why it hurts so much when other people say or do things that make you feel rejected. Isn't it in part due to the fact they just voiced some vulnerability you've already berated yourself for? It hurts exponentially more when you're kicked in an already bruised shin.