Memorial Baptist Church

This week, part two of our FEAR series will address the fear of losing possessions.  What do I mean by this? So many people invest much of life working towards the ownership of stuff.  Once they’ve accumulated some “stuff” there develops an innate fear about losing them.  What happens is life is seen only through the possession of goods.  The possibility of losing theses articles create a fear which fuels a desire to protect these goods at all costs. All of a sudden the things we possessed now take possession of us.

Let me give a word of advice as a sort of preview of Sunday’s message. Stuff shouldn’t define us or control us, that’s God’s task. Money and possessions shouldn’t define you or control you. You are who you are in Christ regardless of what you own. While losing it all may change your life, it doesn’t change who you are inside. Whether you “have it all” or “lose it all” doesn’t really matter. What matters most is who you are in Christ.

So, how do you get past the fear? We’ll talk about that Sunday.