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Yesterday, I talked a little about boxes.
A lot of times we measure our decisions by criteria so ingrained in us that we rarely stop to even consider why that criteria is there or how valid it is…

Today I want to face one of those standards of measurement in our decision making.

IS IT SAFE?

Someday I would love to have a wife and children. There are a lot of desires wrapped up into that very simple statement and we'll see if that is a blessing I'll ever have. If that day comes, I know myself well enough to tell you that there will be a large part of me that would want to keep my family safe. There is a level of desire to protect others inside of me already today so I assume that won't change drastically…

                                       …however…

   Have you ever found it odd how much we look for safety in our surroundings?

Have you ever thought about how much we try to protect ourselves or others from the things we "slightly" fear…but can rationalize it as being good stewards or responsible decisions?

Have you ever been honest with yourself and asked how much of your "safety" do you try to provide for yourself?  
                                                 no…really…

Do you put your safety in the stock market?
                                                                    your job?
                                 your wallet?
            your nest egg?
                                                   your husband?
wife?
                children?
                                            sports team?
          your accusations?
                                            anger?
alcohol?
                                                          education?
                retirement?
house?
                                     economy?
           united states?
                                    pleasing others?
popularity?
                         being in the majority?
       your strength?
                         charm?
                                   ingenuity?
                                               hard work?
                                                            …in God?

Have you ever stopped to ask what drives your desire for safety?
                 

                 my guess is FEAR…

Of what? I don't know…God knows…you might as well…you can if you have the courage to face it.

Have you ever stopped to wonder how even Adam and Eve who started out in a right relationship with God had no fear until after "the fall." Likewise they didn't look for safety or covering until then as well…YET, before that time they lived in a garden that WASN'T SAFE…

think about it.

There was a tree that would lead to death if you ate from it and a snake that was a deceiver…

On top of that God did the absurd and took the least "safe" route of giving them something called FREE WILL…

doesn't sound so safe to me.

Why are so many of our decisions based on the criteria of if it will be safe or not?