Find Your Security in Christ

Greetings my awesome brothers and sisters in faith,

True security comes when you recognize that “God will supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” - Philippians 4:6

I wanted to follow up to last Sunday’s message on insecurity, with saying there are many causes of insecurity, but chief among them is our failure to fully trust God and keep our eyes on Him.   

As believers, I pray you all take and learn to take great assurance and comfort in the truths highlighted in Psalms 9:10 “And those who know Your name put their trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You”.

A big driver of this epidemic of insecurity around the planet is the reliance on wealth and possessions instead of God. The world encourages us to strive to be “number one” and promote the adage “he with the most toys wins.” If we don’t have the latest iPhone, fastest surfboard, the best view of the arch, biggest house, or most fabulous vacation, we can fall into stinky thinking that we’re failures.

The Bible says, “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.” 

The other glaring reason for our insecurities is an unrelenting preoccupation with ourselves, and this “it’s all about me” mentality. As we learned about by looking at Jacob’s life in last Sunday’s message.

The Bible warns us about self-absorption and pride over and over. We need to remember it’s not about us! For as soon as we make it all about ourselves, insecurity starts to manifest and take hold.

Insecurity, for me personally can take the form of worrying about the future, as we learned from the story of Jacob who became obsessed with controlling the future.

Jesus wants us to put our trust in Him, as He says in Mathew 6:31-34:

“Therefore, do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Therefore, do not

be anxious about tomorrow." 

Worry and fears about the future are rooted in a doubt of God taking care of us and fulfilling the promises He made us. That distrust then breeds feelings of insecurity and a lack of peace, resulting in a lot of times fear and depression. The bottom line: when we doubt God, our insecurities flair up.

True security comes when you recognize that “God will supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” - Philippians 4:6

Let us engrave God’s promises on our heart from Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” 

As I said a few weeks ago, keep your eyes on God and stay plugged into the kingdom, for that is where our security and peace reside!

Questions to ask yourself this week:

1. What is giving you the most insecurity in your life?

2.  Are you ready to fully and unequivocally give this insecurity to God?

3. If so, then start asking God tonight to remove it.

4.  Find a scripture to replace it with to give you comfort.  Every time you feel insecure about it, say the scripture until the insecurity doesn’t pop its ugly head up anymore.

Have a super rest of the week,

Pastor Rick