Psalm 11 - Remain in Vulnerable Places

1. A vulnerable place is a relational space where staying present carries the risk of getting hurt. In what vulnerable places do you find yourself? What risk do you take in remaining there? What fears encourage you to emotionally retreat?

2. How can those around you support or encourage you as you navigate your vulnerable places with God as your refuge? Who do you know that loves God, loves you, and provides you wisdom and support?

3. What aspects of God’s character offer a refuge for you? How can you rest in God’s rule? 

4. How are you hoping to see you, your life, and your relationships change as God redeems your vulnerabilities? 

5. How do you relate to the vulnerable places where graduates and their parents currently reside? How can you support graduates and their parents in the spiritual family that is your church? 

6. Read Hebrews 12:1–2, 28–29. How does the New Testament extend the idea of God as a refuge for his people from Psalm 11? How does that extension change how you think about vulnerability?