DO NOT SEARCH FOR SECURITY in the world you
inhabit. #JesusCalling
Wow. Have you
ever just read something and had it hit you right in the face and instantly
knew that was for you? Well, that’s what reading these words in my twitter feed
yesterday did to me.
I’ve said here on blog land before
that I tend to gravitate to worrying in situations because my sense of security
seems like it’s in jeopardy. Growing up my life was never really secure, most
of my childhood my family was falling apart or trying to put the pieces of
their broken lives together. Where I should have found security at home in the
arms of my parents, I had to create my own sense of security in my own little
space. I’ve found that situations that cause me to worry today are mostly
because I don’t really know what’s going to happen and that leaves me feeling
like I am losing my sense of security. Whenever my husband and I are praying
about big decisions in life I tend to struggle with not being able to know
everything instantly, hanging there waiting for God to direct our steps or let
us know what it is He would have us to do leaves me feeling pretty insecure. I
want to know the way things are going to work out so that I know that we’re
going to be okay. It’s not necessarily that I like to know the plan because I
like to plan things, because really I hate planning things, I would much rather
go with what I feel at that moment. It’s more that I want to know because I
want to know that things are going to be secure.
world. It’s not found in the job I have right now. It’s not found in the church
that I find myself in. It’s not found in my husband. It’s not found in the
house that we live in. It’s not found in the friendships I have. It’s not found
in anything here on this earth; my security is found in the one and only God.
and directs my every step. With my life in His hands I can know and trust that
it will always be secure in His hands because He cares for me. I don’t need to
know how everything is going to play out in life, He already does. He’s not
going to leave me stranded or lost, He is not going to bring me half way through
a journey and not take me the rest of the way. In a life that is ever changing,
there is no security. But in my God who is never changing, there is always
security. I couldn’t be more thankful for that.
It was great reading this post. I really enjoyed it. It was full of truth. I must say that it hit me hard as well and has caused me to think. I believe that I may be meditating on this for the next few days. Thank you for sharing.