This guide will help us anytime we want to read the Bible, but aren’t sure where to start
We can use these psalms as a guide for ourselves when we need to find the courage to come into the light and grow.
Our heart condition affects our relationship with God a lot. If we don’t understand ourselves, we will misunderstand God.
Growing more aware of ourselves — the good, the bad, and the ugly — increases the intimacy in our relationship with God and others
Giving God the opportunity to show how much he cares
The Bible teaches how to build confidence in God, not self.
Vulnerability is key to building real and meaningful relationships
We all want to be cared for, known, understood, and loved for who we are. God is the starting place for this kind of intimacy.
When understood and taken to God, emotions create an intimate relationship with God and friends like no other.
Even when we make mistakes and hurt God, he still sticks with us because he loves us. Nothing we do can drive him away.
Being vulnerable with God means being comfortable with our weaknesses because we know God’s power is greater than any of our weaknesses or flaws and that all our strength and courage comes from God. There’s freedom knowing that God loves us no matter what and can make us strong despite our weaknesses or insecurities.
With secure confidence in the saving power of God, we tightly grip the “sword of the Spirit”, which is God’s Word, and then march forward in our fight to rescue others from the darkness.