LONGING FOR SECURITY

I cling to you; your strong right hand holds me securely.  (Psalm 63:8 NLT)

As humans we have a need for security in many forms, security within our own family, security about who we are inside our own heads, security of our position within a group, security in having a place to call home, security from any type of threat to our physical body, and any other thing we may see as a threat to our well-being.  Lack of anything we consider essential, makes us feel insecure.  Many of us used drugs and alcohol to cover up or compensate for our feelings of insecurity.

What a great relief to learn in recovery circles that security is not provided by our circumstances, but by God alone. With this understanding we can learn how to live in the security of God’s care. 

Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given strength. (1 Chronicles 29:12 NLT)

When we put our faith in Jesus’ death on the cross to pay the penalty for our sin and in His subsequent resurrection to life because death could not hold Him, we become children of God.  We can live confidently each day as God’s children and sleep peacefully each night in the certain knowledge that we are safe and secure in the care of our Heavenly Father.

I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from?  My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.  He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.   for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. (Psalm 121:1-4; Job 28:24 NIV)

Perhaps it’s time to stop trying to find security in our addictive substances and relationships and choose to find our security in the One whom God sent into the world to pay the debt of our sin so we might have life forevermore with Him. 

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, As I journey with You in recovery, help me to keep my eyes firmly fixed on You, for You alone are the source of my security.  Amen