DOING ALRIGHT IN THE FACE OF INSECURITY

 INSECURITY

As we allow change and transformation into our lives, we can sometimes feel like we’re treading an unknown path.  The surroundings are unfamiliar and we do not feel confident in the direction we are going.

Sometimes we long for the security of what was familiar when we were in troubled lifestyles.  We seek the relationships, the neighborhood, or just the known way of doing things.  Now, as we’ve embraced change we wonder: can we truly rely on God to provide for us and to keep us secure? 

Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see how good God is.  Blessed are you who run to him.  Psalm 34:8

Growth in security comes as we grow in our trust and believe that God will hold us steady, even while life shifts and turns around us – especially when life shifts around us. 

As we fix our attention on God and allow His word to shape the way we think and act, we will come to a place of peace in our hearts. 

Following the ways of God requires surrendering our own familiar but ineffective ways, for God’s unfamiliar but trustworthy ways.

My child, listen carefully to everything I say.  Don’t forget a single word but think about it all.  Knowing these teachings will mean true life and good health for you.

Proverbs 4:20-22

When we seek God’s help, God works on our behalf.  In the Bible we can read about the many amazing miracles God did when people trusted Him.  The Bible also promises us that God will do much more for us than we could ask for or even imagine. 

God is able to do far more than we could ever ask for or imagine.  He does everything by his power that is working in us. 

Ephesians 3:20

Heavenly Father, we confess that old familiar ways hold an attraction to us, even when they had us in broken and painful circumstances.  As we take small steps in our life with You we often feel insecure because of the many unknowns.  

Please help us to trust You and Your ways as we move forward.  Even if it’s only one small step we’re able to take, help us to take it with You.  When we feel insecure, help us to believe what You say and trust that You will hold us steady.  Amen