The people around us. They are vulnerable and fragile. Look at the following definitions: easily broken, open to attack.
vulnerable
- capable of being physically or emotionally wounded
- susceptible to attack
- open to attack or damage
- capable of being wounded or hurt
fragile
- delicate: easily broken or damaged or destroyed
- easily broken or destroyed
Sometimes I see it in their eyes. Don’t make too much of this, but sometimes through the eyes if God’s Spirit is close, sometimes we see deep inside the other person’s “impression shield.” You know, the walls we raise, the facades we construct to give a certain impression of ourselves. We all do it. It’s how we survive.
But sometimes if we aren’t paying so much attention to ourselves, their impenetrable shield becomes nothing, invisible, and, poof, oh my, we see right inside them.
It happened to me today. A young man at work, strong and impenetrable on the outside, maybe even obnoxious, but there I was it seemed, looking into his soul.
And I was able to be a helper.
But it made me think: How vulnerable we all are and what a dangerous place to live. . .this Earth.
(1 Peter 5:8 GW) Keep your mind clear, and be alert. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion as he looks for someone to devour.
