HOW TO FEEL SAFE

How to Feel Safe

Susan Barnes

“Yet I still belong to you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny. Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.” 

Psalm 73:23-26

We make plans for the future, with the mistaken belief that we can control future events. 

While it’s good to have a plan, life is unpredictable. 

In these current times, we see how little control we have over the coronavirus. 

The world is a dangerous place and life is fragile.

If our sense of security, success, or significance is connected to our bank balance, our career, or our achievements, this current crisis will be more difficult to cope with. 

Disasters serve as severe reminders that this world is temporary. John reminds us, 

“This world is fading away, along with everything that people crave” (1 John 2:17).

Various Bible translations describe Christians as aliens, strangers, exiles, pilgrims, refugees and foreigners. 

When we understand that the world is a dangerous place, life is temporary and we all face an unknown future, how do we not only cope but thrive?

We learn to put our security in those things which can never be taken away, our relationship with God. 

Even then, we’ll still be distressed by life-altering events, but not devastated. 

As the Psalmist writes, 

“I still belong to you.” 

There is great security in this. 

God is our safe place. 

If we have a strong sense of God and his goodness, we will have inner peace and strength regardless of the circumstances.

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