Joy and Strength (Christian life and music)

I've seen this a lot.  Some of the most "successful" people are deeply insecure.  Why is this and how can it be?  After all, they seem to have everything they want, like they have it "all together." It's very simple. We are not created to find our identity - self-worth - outside ourselves.  Why not?  Because outer parameters can change.  In an instant. And somewhere deep down, our soul knows this.   Jobs can be lost. Relationships can fail. Homes can burn down. Reputations can be ruined. Good health can diminish. Possessions can be stolen. The stock market can crash. Everything and everyone that people try to get identity from is essentially as a vapor.  Oh these things may appear  lasting and may offer a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. But God has more for us.  God designed us for more.  God wants us.  And until He becomes our only  Source of security, we will always, on some level, feel insecure. The insecurity recipe goes something like this: 1

In times of trouble, we revert to what we know.  We do whatever habit we have formed before the time of trouble. During this pandemic, have your habits changed at all?  Have mine?  What is this troublesome time teaching us personally? I am in the habit of seeking the Lord every day.  I seek His Presence, His wisdom, His peace, His insight, His love - I seek Him.  This habit has served me well over the decades, to say the least.  It is like a soft, cushion-y substance that I rest on, find my strength - yet not my strength, but His.  I do better when I don't try to be so strong, but when I rely on His strength.  After all, there is no stronger source of strength than God! Yet underlying the soft cushion of His grace, mercy, love and security is the strongest, rock-like foundation you could ever have.  It never goes away.  His Foundation is forever.  It is secure - even in the most troublesome times. We must be careful because those "foundations" that may have served us in t