All I Need Is You
Security. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, security means:
1. Freedom from danger: safety
2. Freedom from fear or anxiety
3. Freedom from the prospect of being laid off
However, the stronger the relationship I form with God, the more I realize that everything I once thought was security is not secure at all. As humans, we look at our houses, jobs, bank accounts, etc., as security. We believe that if we have all these things, then we are safe. Safe from the world, safe from poverty and whatever else we subconsciously fear. However, if we turn on the news or read history, this “security” we search for in material things is shown over and over again how inaccurate our beliefs are. There are multitudes of stories people being killed and robbed in their homes; companies going bankrupt or downsizing causing employees to find other jobs or seek unemployment; and economies going into recessions or depressions. Instead of us looking beyond our material possessions, we tend to hold on tighter to them. We are brainwashed into believing that houses, cars and all of these other things are what justifies us having a successful life.
I’m here to tell you that this is not true at all. Mark 8:36 (NIV) says: “What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?” I like to use the metaphor that this world is the matrix. It is not real. The things we hold on to and prioritize cannot be taken with us when we die. There are several celebrities who had million-dollar estates that when they passed away, family members and the government fought for its capture.
Instead of us putting emphasis on the tangible, why don’t we put emphasis on the intangible – God. God is the one who provides us with homes and keep us safe. God is the one who provides us with jobs and sends provisions our way. In his word, He constantly tells us not to worry about anything (Philippians 4:6; Matthew 6:31-33) and not to worry about our material possessions (Matthew 6:19-20) because when we worry and regard material possessions in a high esteem, we make it into an idol. One of God’s ten commandments is not to have any god or idol but Him (Exodus 20:3-4).
Therefore, the next time God tells you to downsize your house or car, make a career change, give money or whatever instruction He tells you to do and your first instinct is to say “but my security?!” remember that is idol worship and you’re placing your faith in the tangible and not in God. Hebrews 11:3 (NIV) says: “By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.”
I urge you to place your full faith and belief in God. He’s the only one who can truly give you the freedom you’re searching for.
