Secure Attachment to God | Ep 118

What would it mean to live with secure attachment to God?In Episode 118, Brian continues Season 6, The Object of Our Formation, by exploring one of Jesus’ most compelling qualities: His relational and emotional security. Jesus is not anxious, rattled, manipulated, needy, or driven by what other people think of Him. He lives from a rock-solid sense of identity as the beloved Son of the Father.This episode begins at Jesus’ baptism, where the Father declares, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” That moment reveals something central about Jesus: His actions flow from secure attachment to the Father. He knows who He is, whose He is, and what He is worth.Brian explores how relational insecurity often shows up in us through perfectionism, people-pleasing, control, anxiety, avoidance, or the need to prove ourselves. Jesus, by contrast, acts with stunning freedom. He treats each person with particularity. He does not follow a formula, a script, or a program. He listens, discerns, withdraws, confronts, heals, teaches, and loves from a secure heart.The episode also connects Jesus’ security to attachment theory, formulaic evangelism, the Four S’s of secure attachment — safe, seen, soothed, and secure — and the invitation to live as God’s beloved. If we are becoming like Jesus, then His groundedness is not merely something to admire. It is something He desires to form in us.Join us online! Web: ⁠⁠https://soilandroots.org⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠ https://soilandroots.substack.com/