When we lost our baby earlier this year, Psalm 16 became very meaningful to my husband and I, particularly the last verse of the psalm. A few weeks ago, I felt the Lord prompting me to go back and spend some more time in that Psalm. I found a simple, yet profound key to security in verses 8 and 9.
"I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure."
Insecurity takes on many forms. We might compare ourselves to someone else, and find ourselves lacking. It might be brought on by financial hardship. Perhaps being in a certain setting or situation makes us uncomfortable. We might have concerns about our own safety or the safety of those we love. No matter what form it takes, a few things are certain. Insecurty makes us fearful. It cripples us, makes us uncomfortable, and robs us of joy. It can cause us to be unfruitful, and it can stifle our spiritual growth.
God is the answer to our insecurity. "I have set the Lord always before me." The antidote to insecurity is to set God before us. Rather than allowing our minds to become fixated on the thing or the circumstance that causes us to feel insecure, we must fix our minds on God and His truth. When we do that, we will not be shaken! Nothing can shake us because we have our hearts fixed on God. When we do this, we have the ability and the opportunity to rejoice and be glad, and live securely, no matter what is going on around us.
"I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure."
Insecurity takes on many forms. We might compare ourselves to someone else, and find ourselves lacking. It might be brought on by financial hardship. Perhaps being in a certain setting or situation makes us uncomfortable. We might have concerns about our own safety or the safety of those we love. No matter what form it takes, a few things are certain. Insecurty makes us fearful. It cripples us, makes us uncomfortable, and robs us of joy. It can cause us to be unfruitful, and it can stifle our spiritual growth.
God is the answer to our insecurity. "I have set the Lord always before me." The antidote to insecurity is to set God before us. Rather than allowing our minds to become fixated on the thing or the circumstance that causes us to feel insecure, we must fix our minds on God and His truth. When we do that, we will not be shaken! Nothing can shake us because we have our hearts fixed on God. When we do this, we have the ability and the opportunity to rejoice and be glad, and live securely, no matter what is going on around us.
It sounds like an overly simplistic solution to being insecure. And it is simple, but actually teaching our minds to focus on God and His Word instead of our circumstances takes a lot of discipline and practice. The more we work at it and teach our hearts to be grounded in Him, the more habitual it will become. So set your mind on Him today!
