Security
There was a break-in and death in the apartments where I live: I felt very afraid and alone.
Money gets low, and I feel very afraid and alone.
The refrigerator gets empty, and I feel very afraid or alone.
Work is in short supply. I feel very afraid and alone.
Fear and loneliness have been patterns in my life. But, I rare acknowledge them. Today during my prayer time, however, God showed me that they are still core issues in my life and they must be dealt with.
Because I am in Christ, there's only one way to do that: with his word. So, I spent some time this morning looking up biblical scriptures on safety and security in God.
After trying everything else, I know Christ is my greatest hope.
I used to think, "If only I were married, my husband would protect me."
But what if he's scared too?
In the six years since I've been self-employed, I've thought, "If only I had a regular job, I'd have money and I'd be OK."
But I had that once too - and in a weekend it was all gone.
So, what's safe? Who is secure?
God is.
He alone is ever true, ever faithful, ever kind, ever present and ever real. And, his word can not fail. I pray it encourages you as it has encouraged me this morning.
Know that I love you each, L.
Security
1. "… Your dwelling place is secure, your nest is set in a rock…” (Numbers 24:21)
2. "…Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between his shoulders." (Deut. 33:12)
3. “I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices, my body also will rest secure.” (Psalms 16:8-10)
4. “LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.” (Psalm 16:5)
5. “I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.” (Psalm 140:12)
6. “The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.” (10:9)
7. “He who fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge.” (Proverbs 14:26)
8. “My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.” (Isaiah 32:18)
9. “God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek. (Hebrews 16: 18-20)
“The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.” (Proverbs 10:9)
Money gets low, and I feel very afraid and alone.
The refrigerator gets empty, and I feel very afraid or alone.
Work is in short supply. I feel very afraid and alone.
Fear and loneliness have been patterns in my life. But, I rare acknowledge them. Today during my prayer time, however, God showed me that they are still core issues in my life and they must be dealt with.
Because I am in Christ, there's only one way to do that: with his word. So, I spent some time this morning looking up biblical scriptures on safety and security in God.
After trying everything else, I know Christ is my greatest hope.
I used to think, "If only I were married, my husband would protect me."
But what if he's scared too?
In the six years since I've been self-employed, I've thought, "If only I had a regular job, I'd have money and I'd be OK."
But I had that once too - and in a weekend it was all gone.
So, what's safe? Who is secure?
God is.
He alone is ever true, ever faithful, ever kind, ever present and ever real. And, his word can not fail. I pray it encourages you as it has encouraged me this morning.
Know that I love you each, L.
Security
1. "… Your dwelling place is secure, your nest is set in a rock…” (Numbers 24:21)
2. "…Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between his shoulders." (Deut. 33:12)
3. “I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices, my body also will rest secure.” (Psalms 16:8-10)
4. “LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.” (Psalm 16:5)
5. “I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.” (Psalm 140:12)
6. “The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.” (10:9)
7. “He who fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge.” (Proverbs 14:26)
8. “My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.” (Isaiah 32:18)
9. “God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek. (Hebrews 16: 18-20)
“The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.” (Proverbs 10:9)
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