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There are certain emotions and feelings we have, that if left undealt with, can lead us down an unhealthy path for our lives.
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A feeling of inadequacy, lack of self-confidence, and inability to cope, accompanied by general uncertainty and anxiety about one’s goals, abilities, or relationships with others. – American Psychological Association
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Often times it is insecurity that becomes an instigator for self and relational destructive decisions we make
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Paying attention to what might be driving our insecurities is an important step in learning how to get them under control
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Type 1: Insecurity Based on Recent Failure or Rejection
Type 2: Lack of Confidence Because of Social Anxiety
Type 3: Insecurity Driven by Perfectionism – Melanie Greenberg, Ph.D., Psychology Today
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Look! The cry of the people of Israel has reached me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them. Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead my people Israel out of Egypt.” But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?” God answered, “I will be with you. And this is your sign that I am the one who has sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God at this very mountain.” But Moses protested, “If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ they will ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what should I tell them?” God replied to Moses, “ I Am Who I Am . Say this to the people of Israel: I Am has sent me to you.” God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you. This is my eternal name, my name to remember for all generations. – Exodus 3:9-15
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Undealt with insecurities can lead us to isolation
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Their insecurity as a people is what kept trying to call them back to their slavery
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As long as we live enslaved to our insecurities we remain vulnerable to give into selfish sinful choices
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God doesn’t need us to beat people down because we are living gripped by our own fears and insecurities
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What we needed in order to have power over the sinfulness that our insecurities magnified could not just be handled by the law.
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‘When Moses came down Mount Sinai carrying the two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, he wasn’t aware that his face had become radiant because he had spoken to the Lord . So when Aaron and the people of Israel saw the radiance of Moses’ face, they were afraid to come near him. – Exodus 34:29-30
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‘When Moses finished speaking with them, he covered his face with a veil. But whenever he went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with the Lord , he would remove the veil until he came out again. Then he would give the people whatever instructions the Lord had given him, and the people of Israel would see the radiant glow of his face. So he would put the veil over his face until he returned to speak with the Lord . – Exodus 34:33-35
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The old way, with laws etched in stone, led to death, though it began with such glory that the people of Israel could not bear to look at Moses’ face. For his face shone with the glory of God, even though the brightness was already fading away. Shouldn’t we expect far greater glory under the new way, now that the Holy Spirit is giving life? If the old way, which brings condemnation, was glorious, how much more glorious is the new way, which makes us right with God! In fact, that first glory was not glorious at all compared with the overwhelming glory of the new way. So if the old way, which has been replaced, was glorious, how much more glorious is the new, which remains forever! Since this new way gives us such confidence, we can be very bold. We are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so the people of Israel would not see the glory, even though it was destined to fade away. But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. – 2 Corinthians 3:7-13,16-18
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Faith involves confidence. It is a confidence that I don’t have to have it all figured out to believe that there is something more to what it means to really live.
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5 WAYS TO FLIP YOUR INSECURITY INTO CONFIDENCE
- Be real about how you feel about yourself
- If you are feeling negatively about someone check to see if it really is about your insecurity
- Come back to God’s truth about you. You are worth it to God!
- Give yourself grace, and ask for forgiveness
- If the source of your insecurity is deeper seek help
I am confident enough in God that even when I experience insecurity about my faith He is more than able stand in the middle of it with me.
