Seeking and being vulnerable

I always dreamed of growing up whenever I was younger. I could not wait to reach the age of 30 and be able to do so many more things. Now, I am 21 and I have to much to do! Personally, I love having things to do; however, paying bills and looking for jobs and also maintaining a job is a lot of hard work. The world's economics is not helping that much with how the stock market is going as well as how our nation's leaders seem to not care as much to help out. There are many thing's that we are not prepared for whenever we grow up. I really wish I would have listened to the many people in my life who told me what being a grown up was going to be like. Many times I was told to save my money instead of spending it on things that I never really needed like I thought I did. When we are younger, I believe a lot of us think we have everything right. We are never wrong, and are always right. But, we are missing the bigger picture of life. A rich young ruler come's to Jesus in the same state as many of us do today. The young man ask's "What must I do to get eternal life?" Jesus replies, "Obey the commandments. Do not murder, or commit adultery, or steal, or give false testimony, honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor". The younger ruler replies in excitment (my addition) "All these I have kept!...But, what do I lack?"

There are two reasons why I like the young ruler. One, he seeks out Jesus to find out how he is supposed to live his life, and two, he admits that he does not have it all together. These are two important characteristic's that I wish so many people had. But, we neither want to search for help nor admit we need help when we find it. Here are a few reasons why I think these two characteristics are so important to discipleship. 1. They make us the seeker's. A seeker's job, in this case, is similar to the job of a seeker in the Harry Potter novel's. But, in this case, we seek out accountablity partner's in our lives and we go and talk to them. We need to become humble as Christ did. All human's on earth have been sought out by Christ because he created us and he loves us as his creation, and he did that by humbling himself to die on a cross. 2. We need to be vulnerable. The only way to become humble is when we are vulnerable to teaching, and being willing to listen and obey. It may start with just obeying your parent's, or it may go on to when someone say's to save your money for your future, to then simply obey. Another aspect of vulnerability can be in giving away your money to the poor as well. When we humble ourselves to the idea that we need help as other's in the world, when we begin to involve ourselves in the lives of others and recognize that we are just as messed up as they are, then I believe we have reached a humble state.