Safety, and LIfe

Even though I had a relatively happy childhood, the environment I grew up in did include a fairly large amount of belittling and ridiculing; mostly this was not aimed at me; nonetheless I did not emerge unaffected by it. Couple this with a natural propensity for shyness, and the result is that I have trouble finding anyone that I feel I can entrust my heart to, regardless of the fact that there are people who truly love me. I find myself longing for emotional safety. God encouraged me quite a bit with these verses:
Psalm 27:1, 5 "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?....in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavillion; in the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock."
It doesn't say that when I have trouble, God will ridicule and belittle me. It says He will keep me safe. I also like Colossians 3:3: "your life is hidden with Christ in God". That's a safe place for our hearts.
And while I'm in Colossians 3, I also have to mention the next verse, verse 4, which says, "Christ...is our life". He is our only source of life. And if we want life to flow out of us to help others, that has to come from Him too. So, keeping our focus on Him and depending on Him seems to be the most important thing. This too is difficult (probably impossible), but the Lord even takes care of that. I love the way Hudson Taylor explained it to his children: "Once I used to try to think very much and very often about Jesus, but I often forgot Him. Now I trust Jesus to keep my heart remembering Him, and He does so. This is the best way."
So, the Lord gives us love and security instead of fear, and He gives us life as a gift that we don't have to strive for. How wonderful is that!