Dang, vulnerability is something that isn’t easy but is ALWAYS worth it.
I have learned the easy and hard way about how important vulnerability is. But it’s a choice. We always have the choice to be open and honest and say the hard things. Sometimes we get the response we want to hear and sometimes we don’t but it almost always brings more unity.
Today we’re having team changes and team ZISH will no longer be together. I’ve grown to love these women so much and they have such a special place in my heart. But getting to where we are wasn’t a walk in the park. It took a lot of vulnerability and TOUGH conversations…but they brought so much unity.
Specifically with my teammate Maggie, vulnerability and honesty has been HUGE. When we were first put on a team together, I struggled. The Lord prompted me to write her a letter and I was uncomfortably vulnerable with sharing the things that made me uncomfortable or hurt me. Immediately, we both felt a lot of peace. We’ve had a lot of hard conversations throughout our 4 months together and I can confidently say that because of those conversations, we have a friendship. And a very sweet friendship at that. I feel like I know Maggie so deeply and I feel known by her too. We’re not perfect and I know there will still be things we walk through together but I also trust that we will bring the hard things to the table and step out in the vulnerability we’ve seen so much fruit from.
Vulnerability is a lesson I’ve learned on the race that I want to carry into life after the race. I want to say the hard and uncomfortable things because I know those are the things that help bring a lot of unity within relationships.
Boldly stepping into vulnerability is hard, it takes courage and it’s really squirmy but I can assure you, the fruit of it is worth it!
