Are you obsessed by something? You will probably say, “No, by
nothing,” but all of us are obsessed by something— usually by ourselves,
or, if we are Christians, by our own experience of the Christian life.
But the psalmist says that we are to be obsessed by God. The abiding
awareness of the Christian life is to be God Himself, not just thoughts
about Him. The total being of our life inside and out is to be
absolutely obsessed by the presence of God. A child’s awareness is so
absorbed in his mother that although he is not consciously thinking of
her, when a problem arises, the abiding relationship is that with the
mother. In that same way, we are to “live and move and have our being”
in God (Acts 17:28),
looking at everything in relation to Him, because our abiding awareness
of Him continually pushes itself to the forefront of our lives.
If we are obsessed by God, nothing else can get into our lives— not
concerns, nor tribulation, nor worries. And now we understand why our
Lord so emphasized the sin of worrying. How can we dare to be so
absolutely unbelieving when God totally surrounds us? To be obsessed by
God is to have an effective barricade against all the assaults of the
enemy.
“He himself shall dwell in prosperity . . .” (Psalm 25:13).
God will cause us to “dwell in prosperity,” keeping us at ease, even in
the midst of tribulation, misunderstanding, and slander, if our “life
is hidden with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3). We rob ourselves of the
miraculous, revealed truth of this abiding companionship with God. “God
is our refuge . . .” (Psalm 46:1). Nothing can break through His shelter of protection.
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