Give … Safety
I sing to GOD the Praise-Lofty, and find myself safe and saved. 2Sa 22:4
GOD's a safe-house for the battered, a sanctuary during bad times. Ps 9:9
You're my cave to hide in, my cliff to climb. Be my safe leader, be my true mountain guide. Ps 31:3
Back in 1943, Abraham Maslow wrote about the human condition. In his hierarchy of needs, Maslow puts the need for safety right after the most basic needs for air, food, and water. Those needs involve our work, our possessions, our family, our health, and our property. When we feel afraid in any one of those areas, we react in a fight or flight mentality – striking out or running away. Living in fear stunts our ability to grow not only in our humanity, but in our spirituality.
Fear creates walls which prevent freedom of movement and growth. When God is our sanctuary, a sure security takes hold and becomes the foundation for our peace amidst turmoil. This inner sense of safety exudes a calmness to a shattered world in distress.
Father-God, you are my sure tower, my place of safety and peace. I give you my fears, and I lay down in secure peace.
I sing to GOD the Praise-Lofty, and find myself safe and saved. 2Sa 22:4
GOD's a safe-house for the battered, a sanctuary during bad times. Ps 9:9
You're my cave to hide in, my cliff to climb. Be my safe leader, be my true mountain guide. Ps 31:3
Back in 1943, Abraham Maslow wrote about the human condition. In his hierarchy of needs, Maslow puts the need for safety right after the most basic needs for air, food, and water. Those needs involve our work, our possessions, our family, our health, and our property. When we feel afraid in any one of those areas, we react in a fight or flight mentality – striking out or running away. Living in fear stunts our ability to grow not only in our humanity, but in our spirituality.
Fear creates walls which prevent freedom of movement and growth. When God is our sanctuary, a sure security takes hold and becomes the foundation for our peace amidst turmoil. This inner sense of safety exudes a calmness to a shattered world in distress.
Father-God, you are my sure tower, my place of safety and peace. I give you my fears, and I lay down in secure peace.
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