Today's Devotional Thought
September 29, 2011 by Wendy Foreman
Insecurity
Insecurity...there I said it. That is the one thing that I am struggling to overcome in my life. I have read Scripture and I have spoken with many Christians. I have read articles about it and of course, everyone I talk to and everything I read says the same thing. Just go to Jesus and ask Him to help you. You have to trust him and walk in His ways.
They make it sound so easy.
What if you do all of that and you still struggle? That is and has been me for years.
I found today's verse while searching for scripture on insecurity and I looked up the definition for steadfastness. It means "loyalty through difficulties." At first, I just shook my head and thought well that doesn't help. But then something hit me. You see, all my insecurity comes down to fear. Fear that I will fail at a task, fear that I won't be enough, and fear that I will let someone down, just to name a few.
So how does loyalty through difficulties play any role in my insecurity/fear?
What if, for one minute, when that insecurity hits I decide that in the face of it I will stay true or loyal to the things that God says in scripture? Things like, I am made in His image, that I am fearfully and wonderfully made, and Psalm tells me that He knew me before I was even born. I am His daughter. What if I stayed true to those things and not to my insecurities.
Earlier in the week, I wrote a devotional on having the mind of Christ. I went back and read over it and I read over it again. Boy, sometimes the very words I write come back and speak to me. I write these devotionals for myself as much as for you all.
I mentioned in that devotional that when we recognize wrong thinking (like insecurity and the negative thoughts that come from it) we must get in the word and pray about what is bothering us. There are so many scriptures that tell us who we are in Christ and the confidence we should have because of our identity in Him.
Why then do we struggle so badly with insecurity?
Do you know what answer God gave me?
Satan wants you to feel like you are worthless, stupid, ugly, unlovable, and unworthy. If Satan accomplishes all of that then he has taken us to a place that will keep us from doing the very things that God has planned for our life. The negative thoughts that are placed in our minds if we aren't in the Word and praying will keep us from the abundant life we are promised.
I have written these words today from a very personal part of my heart. I wrote them because I am quite certain that there is someone else reading this today that is struggling with the same issue. Ladies, we are loved and valued by God. Don't listen to the lies that Satan wants to whisper into your ear.
My prayer today is that each time I begin to think about or feel those insecurities popping up I will stop and pray and get in the word and read scriptures that will reassure me of whose I am.
We serve a mighty God who desires to and will set us free from the things that are holding us captive. Ladies, remember whose you are today: you are a daughter of the King. You are loved and valued. Be confident in what God has called you to do and don't allow fear and insecurity to keep you from it. Let Him set you free!!!
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