Security

Everybody is looking for security. Some look to their families, then their friends, and some find it in themselves. Its a view of the world we live in or the reflection of it. An attitude of sorts, a perspective, decisions that we have all made. Each and every one of us have made the personal decision to be they way we are. We look for comfort in that way of thinking.

Some call it "finding yourself". Some look for themselves within themselves. Some can't. So they look for themselves in other people. They try to see something in someone that they can identify with. And sometimes they will emulate someone to try to feel like that person. Like trying on clothing to see how it fits. We think this is achievable. But its not.

Some people aren't able to identify with anybody and they consider themselves as outcasts.
Some people find themselves, but are only good with very small groups of people. While some in larger groups they find it is difficult to be themselves. Maybe a fear of being seen for who they really are is what find is difficult for them to deal with. They spend too much time trying to imagine what others are seeing in them from the outside. They have to withdraw from that potential attention as a way of coping even by ignoring people. They're not trying to be hurtful but ironically they're perceived as stuck up. If it means they don't have to interact with society then they're alright with that kind of perception over time.

This is only a fraction of the depths that I could go into. The truth is, all of the above is a waste of time and thought. We don't have to go through any of this stuff. If you want to really know the truth, we don't have to fit in anywhere. We already fit in.

Our ultimate security comes from the knowledge of the truth. The truth comes from what we know.

1 Timothy 2:3-5
This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus