**Sit quietly, eyes closed and in silence for one minute before reading.**
Sometimes
we get stripped. We have been holding onto something so closely and God decides
to strip us of it. He strips away something we love and we are left raw.
Sometimes our response is to start grasping, clinging to anything that is a
semblance of what was. We clamor for what we have known. We grasp for things
that have created our identities, the things that have taken the place of God.
So God strips us. It is painful, it is unnerving, it leaves us vulnerable and
exposed. We are lost.
In all this He calls us to trust Him. He calls us to grasp onto Him even when
we have no idea when we’ll feel stable and secure again.
How has God stripped you lately? Will you choose to walk in faith, in the
unknown and trust the identity you have in Him?
**Sit again in silence for as long as is available to you.**
Showing posts with label security. Show all posts
Showing posts with label security. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Terror and Terrible Things
**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.**
“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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