The Stronger Man: Being Vulnerable

When Jesus showed His true strength through humility by DYING, He shows me every day that I need to die to myself for Him to step in and do His work. The devil has so many schemes and strategies that keep Jesus at a distance from entering into my brokeness and weakness.. The devil tells us we should have much pride in ourselves and put up walls so no one will think we have anything wrong with us. And from those walls, he tells us not to share our struggles and not to be vulnerable because that is embarrassing and humiliating...this binds us in chains and makes us live in those hurts, alone, away from Jesus, in slavery.. So to prevent this vicious cycle from happening, WE NEED TO BE VULNERABLE WITH EACH OTHER. We need to let down our prideful walls to let Jesus be the stronger man and put the devil's schemes TO DEATH!  Be aware of areas in your life where the devil could be trying to root selfishness and pride. Instead of trying to be funny, witty, and the "cool" staff, let us show our weakness and struggles. I'm not at all saying that being funny and witty are inherently bad things, they are so good, but they are not the end goal..I am saying that we just need to be aware and open to the Holy Spirit moving on your heart to share or open up to another staff, youth leader, or camper..It also doesn't mean we need to be a constant open wound sharing our struggles with every person we see..again, the Holy Spirit is our guide and counselor, He will lead us. We need to be aware of His voice and obey and follow through when He speaks.