Well I am leading FCA tonight for its last meeting, which
means I get to test out what I am going to say right here. Lately I’ve been
doing a lot of thinking about security. Not national or home security, and not
run security (it’s a baseball thing) either. I’ve been thinking about security
as a person. What do you put your trust in? Do you put it in your job, your
home, or financial assets? Maybe your golf game? For younger people, do you put
it in your relationships, social status, physical appearance, or grades? When you put your security and faith in the
wrong things you often end up getting hurt very badly. You end up facing
defeat, and leave unsatisfied. I was struggling to think of a verse that
applies here, mainly because there are so many. One verse stood out in my mind
though, Psalm 46:1 “God is our refuge and strength, and ever-present help in
trouble.” That was one of my favorite verses once I read it; it says so much
that we can take into our lives. While things of this world may fade, God is “ever-present.”
He never leaves and He never fails. If you put your trust in God you will never
be disappointed, you may have to wait a bit but you won’t walk away lost. I
admit that there are times (heck, many times) where I put my trust in other
things, and I ALWAYS end up lost. It’s really easy to fall for tricks though,
it’s really easy to desire immediate satisfaction from the things around us,
but it never lasts. This week try to think about what you put your trust in,
and if you find that it is something other than God pray about. I know that
last part is cliché, but God always answers prayers and will take everything you
give to Him. God is good, trust in Him for all your needs.
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Tyler,
Pride is such an obstacle to trusting in the Lord, which is why I guess God allows hardships in our life so that we deal with things that we can't do on our own. But it is at times of surrender that we can experience true worship and it is such an awesome experience.
love dad
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