False Sense of Security

I have one of those chains on my apartment door that makes me feel safer when I use both the dead bolt and the chain lock. I'm always reminding my daughter that when I'm not home to make sure she puts the chain on. The problem is one day I came home and forgot about the chain and just pushed the door open, no real effort and the chain broke. I freaked that I broke the chain. I didn't sleep well that night because the chain was broke. I had the maintenance man come and fix it the very next day. 
Side note. I can't tell you how much I love living in an apartment and when something breaks all you do is call the maintenance man and he comes and fixes it, right away, even if your not home!!! Then he leaves a card hanging on your door telling his name and that he fixed your problem. Are you kidding me, it's like I have my own honey do list guy.
OK back to my story. I get the chain fixed and about a week later my son and grandsons 4 & 7 come over for the weekend.  I once again apply my chain lock when we go to bed. The next morning we were going to the park and in my 7 year old grandsons excitement he unlocked the bolt and yanked the door open and guess what my 2nd chain went flying across the room.  My first thought was what will my maintenance man think!
What I want you to see here is I had a false sense of security in a chain to keep me safe that can be broke in half by a 7 year old.
It's like in the summer we lock our screen door and have the wood door open. How hard would it be to rip a screen. We live in Florida, one good wind and it's gone.
I started thinking about other things we use to give us a false sense of security like a relationship or money in the bank. A good job or having health insurance. I'm not saying that any of these things are wrong unless we are putting our security and faith in them.
I know people who have been at a job they hate for years because they think they won't survive without it. They fear not being able to get another job or not getting the amount of money they will need to make it. They are literally missing out on so much joy and freedom because they are not trusting God. I know I have used this scripture before but I will always go back to it.
Matthew 6:33
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
When I was going through my last "Faith building" experience I was out of work and as you know lost my investment property and my home and was literally getting my meals from a restaurant that gave me left overs. I can't tell you how many times I cried out to God freaking out and for months all He said was "either I'm God or I'm not." I'll be honest sometimes I would yell back “stop saying that!!!” But the truth is that was the only answer that summed it all up.  God was and is faithful and going through that experience has allowed me the freedom to venture into other uncharted areas because I know whenever the enemy tries to scare me I just respond "either He's God or He's not and guess what He is!"
We are getting closer to the last days and I believe God is calling each one of us to new ground that will take faith and courage and relying on your earthly stuff is not going to be an acceptable answer for why your not doing what God tells you.
I am co-leading a ladies Bible study by Joyce Meyer called Do it afraid.  She talks about being at the beginning of a journey, in the middle or at the end.  The example she gives was when the disciples were in the boat and the storm rose and the boat was getting tossed all around, the disciples are freaking out and Jesus is asleep!  He told them when they left they were going to the other side. Just because there was a storm didn't change His plan.
You may have just started a journey or you may be in the middle of it, you may even be in a storm but your still going to the other side of whatever God has called you to.
Joyce also talks about when Noah built the ark there were 2 things missing a rudder and a sail. That ark was going where God wanted it to with no help from Noah.
What I'm saying here is putting that chain on the door was not going to keep anyone out of my apartment not even a 7 year old boy. I had a false sense of security in an object that couldn't possibly do the job I needed it to.
You have a plan and a purpose and a life God died to give you and your not living it because you have a chain lock on you that satan put on your door.  Guess what  he too has a false sense of security because once you decide your breaking out you will and it will only take the strength of a 7 year old.
We can't possibly share the message of God cowering in fear and uncertainty.  Either He's God or He's not. I am beginning a new journey with the Lord and I can't even imagine where we are going next but I do know He is my true sense of security. Let Him be yours too.

P.S. I felt like I should add to the jewel that I LOVE living in Tampa and have totally enjoyed all the people I have met and the ones I have been able to minister to and who have ministered to me. I would never have moved on my own as I was content with where I was. But God wanted more than just content.... I would not change a thing :)