Insecurity vs In Security

Ever feel insecure? Ever seen it lead to major problems? I know I have and I know I've caused major problems because of my own insecurity. Somewhere we have to make a mental adjustment that takes us from "insecurity" to being "in security".

Let's start by looking at the word security. In Latin it comes from the words "se" for "without" and cura for "care". So it actually roots back to a word meaning without care.

The challenge that we face is knowing what to be secure in and what not to be secure in. There are some places that I truly believe a little bit of insecurity is warranted. As a matter of fact, I am finding that there are many things in my life that I have always thought were "bad" or "good" because that is the way that I was taught, that I am now finding have neither a negative or positive connotation.

The problem is that man has created the standard that determines "bad" or "good" so that anything we experience can only be evaluated by our own standards and what we know.

For example. Here in America we consider the word "damn" to be a cuss word. However, when I was 13 I went on a mission trip to Australia. Needless to say I was rather shocked to hear a political statesman speaking to a group of First graders use the word damn repeatedly. In their culture, the word has no differnt meaning that you and I saying "shoot" or any other word.

Suddenly, my very standard of measurement has been assaulted and the "rules system" that I live by has to be altered.

So here is the issue, insecurity comes when we derive our success and our existence by our ability to interpret the rules in front of us and feel that we are secure. It is following the law for fear of its consequences instead of following it in the faith of its outcomes.

See real security comes when you are comfortable with the rule maker. (Maybe you are the rule maker). As long as you are trying to conform to everyones rule then you will never be secure. Because as we have said before... you can fool some people all the time ... and all the people some of the timel.... but you just can't please or fool everyone all of the time!

I think the greatest challenge is looking at what it is that is assaulting our "rules system". Is it the way someone reveals who they really are... does that bother you? Is it the fact that they did something that broke your system of protocal. Maybe your system is messed up!

What was the last time someone broke your rules system and made you freakin uncomfortable? When was it that you got "assaulted" only to find out in retrospect that what they did wasn't near as bad as you saw it? Maybe you are even going through it right now... who has completely ticked you off lately... do you need to evaluate if its just them confronting a rules system in your life that is based merely on perception and tradition?

Just a thought! I want to know about you! I'll be looking forward to the comments.