This universe is not about me.

 Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes. For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated. The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit; he has ceased to act wisely and do good. He plots trouble while on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not reject evil.

Psalm 36:1-4 (ESV)
 
Transgression, or rebellion, speaks deeply to the non-believer's heart. It starts with fearing something or someone other than God, and then moves to elevating oneself in the sight of others.
 
If you do not know God, you seem to want to become God. Yet, if you think about being God for just a moment, you would not want that position. First and foremost, we do not have God's attributes, the attributes necessary to be the creator and sustainer of the universe. Second, we are not capable of carrying the burden that God alone can carry.
 
This universe is not about me. It was created for me. There is a big difference in that.

Those who love God must be patient.

 How long, O Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their destruction, my precious life from the lions! I will thank you in the great congregation; in the mighty throng I will praise you. Let not those rejoice over me who are wrongfully my foes, and let not those wink the eye who hate me without cause. For they do not speak peace, but against those who are quiet in the land they devise words of deceit. They open wide their mouths against me; they say, "Aha, Aha! Our eyes have seen it!" You have seen, O LORD; be not silent! O Lord, be not far from me! Awake and rouse yourself for my vindication, for my cause, my God and my Lord! Vindicate me, O LORD, my God, according to your righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me! Let them not say in their hearts, "Aha, our heart's desire!" Let them not say, "We have swallowed him up." Let them be put to shame and disappointed altogether who rejoice at my calamity! Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me! 

Psalm 35:17-23 (ESV)
 
AG Brown summarized how long we need to wait on the Lord.
 
1. "Long enough to try your faith." He loves to strengthen the faith of His people. Hence He often tries them by delaying the answers to their prayer.
2. "Long enough to teach you your own weakness."
3. To make you value the deliverance. That which is easily obtained is little valued. "Lord, how long wilt Thou look on?"
4. "Until the right moment." Not a moment too soon for His own glory: not a moment too late for your good.
 
Our clock is always too fast; we call upon the Lord and say, "Lord, now is the time; the hour to deliver has struck," but no answer comes because He keeps not His time by ours, and His clock still wants some minutes to the hour; but when that has struck, swift as the lightning flash He is at our side. Trust Him, then believe. Though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come. (A. G. Brown.)
 
Those who love God must be patient.

Significance and Security

 The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, and his ears toward their cry. The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.

Psalm 34:15-19 (ESV)
 
Those who trust in God will never be ashamed. They may and should be disappointed in this life; they may be rejected, hated, despised, and even persecuted, but never ashamed.
 
Those who are ashamed of being Christians or Christ followers do not know God. If you spend time getting to know God, it will be well spent, for at some point in the process, the world and the universe make sense, and your part within both becomes relevant.
 
Significance and security come from knowing God, pointing to Him, and consistently doing that daily and in every circumstance.

Those who seek the Lord, find the Lord.

 I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together! I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.

Psalm 34:1-6 (ESV)
 
Those who seek the Lord, find the Lord. If you have not found Him, you have not been seeking Him. You would rather give up this life than your association with Him when you find Him. It has been that way throughout history. The term abandonment would not work because you cannot abandon a God with Whom you are only acquainted. Those willing to abandon God have never really sought Him in the first place.
 

Think About It

 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap; he puts the deeps in storehouses. Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him! For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations.
Psalm 33:6-11 (ESV)
 
We are not paying attention if we do not stand in awe of God. Imagine the committee meetings we would need to attend to produce such results, and in the end, we would have something that would not be up to the standard that God did just by speaking.
 
The world tries to adjust stress through meditation or emptying one's mind. The best way to control stress is to fill one's mind during meditation with thoughts of our awesome God and His love for us.

This is not a secret!

 Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

Psalm 32:10-11 (ESV)
 
Those who ignore God can only find peace and joy in the temporal and, therefore, wear themselves out constantly trying to accommodate their temporal desires. When you ignore God, you ignore purpose. When you ignore God, there is no chance for you ever to find significance and security.
 
One can watch the Godless, see evidence of their struggle, and contrast their lives with the Godly. Those who trust in God see a true joy in the journey. Those who trust in anything else see the journey as a possible threat to their joy.
 
Steadfast, reliable, steady. These are good words that describe those whose lives are anchored in the truth of God's Word.
 
This is not a secret; it has been shouted from the mountains for years. However, it is mainly ignored, and today, when you ignore God, you ignore purpose. When you ignore God, there is no chance for you ever to find significance and security.

A Wonderful Part of Life.

 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him. You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.

Psalm 32:1-8 (ESV)
 
To know that you are forgiven and live as if you are forgiven is a wonderful part of life.