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In life, I have found that erecting high walls isn't always the best way to assure that the enemy won't breach your fortress. In fact, I have discovered just the opposite to be true. As a very private person from early on, my logic said that being unemotional, uncaring, and driven were the keys to success. Keeping everyone and everything at a distance, my distractions were few and my goals were met with ease.

When the Lord took hold of my life, I struggled greatly with the question, "How vulnerable and transparent must I be?" To let down my walls meant that I would get hurt, that my thoughts would become public domain, and I no longer would have control of any part of my life. I found the latter to be true, but not in the disturbing way I had envisioned. What I discovered was in letting go of my control I was actually allowing the Lord to control my life and take me through the course of healing that He had for me. At times that did mean feelings of hurt and rejection and failure, but it also opened the door to loving and caring for those around me.

To be vulnerable and transparent is not about putting yourself out there to be scourged, but to be real so that the Lord can use your life to touch others.

One of my passions is Identity in Christ. If you hide behind walls you don't understand your value in Christ. In Christ, we are all equal, all loved, and we are all meant to work with one another for the glory of Christ. There are no us and thems, no climbing the church ladder so to speak, or protecting ourselves from everyone we encounter. When we surrender our self-made security, we are trusting the Lord to guard and protect us. In Christ we are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17), and He is the power in our life to bring victory.

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