INSECURITY - Man's Greatest Stumblingblock

Insecurity originated in the Garden of Eden when man chose to question God’s character (truthfulness, benevolence, sincerity, faithfulness) after listening and giving consideration to suggestions from a lying source.  The questioning led to the choice to believe lies and place their hopes, relationships, and very security in what they attempted to gain for themselves by partaking of the forbidden fruit. 

What they gained was knowledge—God was true and the serpent was a liar.

What they lost was practically everything else—trading open fellowship with God for all the selfish, prideful, angry, fighting, deceptive characteristics of soul which are opposite the nature of God.  Yes, and so much more!

In rebelling against God man gave up the complete security in God that had been his before, and opted for “I will do things my way and take care of myself in a world full of sinful people on a damaged earth.”  This condition fuels the insecurity that drives fear, defensiveness, competition, strife, anger, hatred, greed, hording, pride, materialism, boasting, and an unwillingness to lay all these things aside and fully trust in the benevolence, wisdom, power and promises of our Creator and Savior.

The key question for humans is and always has been, “Who are you going to trust?”