Security

The economy is on a downward turn and gaining speed in the wrong direction. I don't think my generation can point to a time like this when coasting was not going to be enough...a make it or break it season. Many people are concerned.

The new president, like him or not, is facing a myriad of difficult social, economic and international challenges; nobody is "experienced" enough or smart enough to navigate the labyrinth he is in. Only the ignorant are not concerned.

A more "close to home" point has to do with my personal bank account. Our budget is a joke with a bad punchline. If my bank account were made public it would lead others to tears of joy over how well they have things settled. I am concerned.

On the opposite side, work is going great. I am in a job I love and am good at; I am getting positive feedback from all the right places. This "upward spiral" is great for me and will pay long-term dividends beyond what the economy wants to doll out.

While I know the life, death and resurrection of Christ is my eternal security, what is my security in the life I lead today...the right now, "independent of who is in office, what the economy is doing, what my finances look like and how my job is going" security? The "day to day" security is where my joy, peace and hope come from, and its my joy, peace and hope that are the aroma of Christ to me, my family and the folks I am hoping to see come to Jesus.

And when I consider my life...the good, the bad and the ugly...none of it really affects my "security." Both my eternal security and temporal security are caught up in the good news of the life and death of Christ. Christianity is not a self-improvement program; my life in Christ is not based on circumstances outside of my relationship with him.

In the end, if the economy rebounds, Obama makes all the right moves, my finances get in order...and my job fails...I am secure in Christ because through Him I have become a Son of God. And children of the Almighty have no worries except those of the Father.