Psalms 27:9-10 (NASBStr)
Do not hide Your face from me,
Do not turn Your servant away in anger;
You have been my help;
Do not abandon me nor forsake me,
O God of my salvation!
For my father and my mother have forsaken me,
But the Lord will take me up.
The "fear of abandonment" is a psychological term that describes one of the most common phobias known to man. The fear that a loved one will forsake you is first seen in babies. When we play "peek-a-boo" with a baby we may observe them start to cry when we disappear. Most of those who study such things would state the small infant cries because they actually think you "disappeared." This is called "object permanence" and small infants have to learn that even though they no longer see the object (in this case you) they object (you) are actual still very much still their. The small child will cry when you drop them off at day-care because they still don't believe or understand object permanence. They think you are actually gone and "abandoning" them. In the above passage we have David's dealing with his own "fear of abandonment" issues. He was saying to God I believe in "Object permanence." Even though others have forsaken him (his mother and father in this case) he prayed that God would not abandoned him. The last line clears up the state he finally reaches: But The Lord will take me up. This is a final belief that, despite abandonment issues, God is there and will continue to be there. He is there even when we don't see Him or feel Him. Like a small child we have to come to the belief in the ultimate Object Permanence! God is always there. Satan would like us to fear that we have lost Him or the He has forsaken us. Yet, God is a permanent part of the believers life. We need not worry that if we roll over and "she" or "he" are gone ... He is always there. We need not worry when we don't see the person we need to see. He is always there. We just have to remember the last line: But The Lord will take me up.
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