“‘Follow my decrees and be careful to obey my laws, and you will live safely in the land. Then the land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill and live there in safety. -Lev. 24;18 NIV
We will do anything to insure safety, both physical and emotional, often putting one above the other. The drug addict is too worried about his emotional needs to care about his safety. He forgets to eat, abandons those he loves, all in the quest for that one thing which will fill the emotional void within. Others are so concerned for their safety that they forget to take care of their emotional needs, morphing into workaholics who have no time for relationships or leisure. The end result for both is not a place of safety but of peril.
Ultimately, most of us fail to realize the one aspect of our lives that will guarantee both our physical and emotional safety; that is our spiritual safety, our relationship, our obedience, our trust, our reliance on God to meet all of our needs. God promises that if we rely on him, if we obey him, we will find safety. All our needs will be met and more. We will eat our fill and live in safety. Why is that so hard to do?
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