**Sit quietly, eyes closed and in silence for one minute before reading.**
“Terror can make people feel like all they have is terrible choices.”
–
Ann Voskamp
This line struck me
as I read a blog post by Ann Voskamp. “Terror
can make people feel like all they have is terrible choices.” Feelings of
terror and fear lead us to desperately grasp for a way out, any way out of the
feeling and reality of danger. The feelings of terror and fear lead me to
feelings (and the reality) that I am truly NOT in control. So in desperation I
reach for anything that will give me a sense of control, anything that will
shelter me from the pain, from the fear, from the vulnerability … and this
“anything” is not usually good. I grasp for control because I ultimately
believe I am in charge of the my own security. I grasp for control because it
makes me feel safe although this is far from truth.
As I grasp for anything that will take away the feelings of fear and
vulnerability I settle down into a self-made security that can crumble at any
moment. Recognizing the instability of self-made security I continue to grasp,
I continue to control.
How about you? How does fear lead you to grasp for control, create your own
security and rely on yourself? What would happen if you turned to God, the only
One who we can find true security in?
**Sit again in silence for as long as is available to you.**
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