Insecurities

Insecurities. “An uncertainty or anxiety about oneself; lack of confidence.” What a cringey word, am I right? Who here actually likes to talk about their insecurities? Let me be the first to raise BOTH of my hands to opt - out of that one, sister. No way, no thank you, I volunteer as tribute to be the first one outta here to avoid all of that. Why am I bringing up something that makes me uncomfortable? I’m so glad you asked. Because I’m dealing with it right now, yes you heard me, right now. God has been digging some things up that have been deeply rooted for a long time, and let me tell you what, it is NOT comfortable AT ALL. I’ve felt like I've been exposed and have become a glasshouse. All the curtains that have been drawn shut, have been swung wide open so that the light can come flooding into the areas of my life that I’ve kept away from the light so I wouldn’t have to deal with them. Funny how we think that will actually work (jokes on us)! Ladies, can I just be real here for a minute? Whether you’re single, in a relationship, or married, that man will NOT magically make all of those insecurities disappear and help you forget them. He can help yes, I’m not denying that at all, but, the one man that will help you with those things is your first love, Jesus. His perfect love will cast out all of that fear if you let Him. Ok, sister, let’s talk about that insecurity (yes I said that word again). Charge at it headfirst, you heard me, you run towards it like a bull towards a red flag. Why? Why not!? Why struggle, why hide, why keep yourself from thriving, why hold yourself back from being the woman of faith that God has designed and predestined you to be!? I’ve been challenged to confront the things that I’ve been avoiding for a long time. I have been facing those insecurities and looking them straight in the eye. It has been uncomfortable, painful even, but you know what else it’s been? It’s been freeing, it’s been refreshing to feel that weight being taken off of me slowly but surely as the days go on. There have been tears, lots of them in fact. But that brings healing, and that’s a road that I’ve chosen to take, the valley that leads up to the mountain top. Are you willing to do what it takes to get there? A thought I’ve asked myself time and time again, and with the Lord’s help, and HIS strength, my answer has and will continually be, yes. I want that mountain top experience, and I’m on my way to getting exactly that. I’ll take the bumps, scrapes, and slips down a few slopes before getting up there, but that will be part of my story, won't it? I’m reminded of the book “Hinds feet on High Places” which is taken from the scripture Habakkuk 3:17-19, and I want to encourage you with it. “Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take my job in the God of my salvation. God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feel like the deer’s; he makes me tread on my high places.” Tonight I challenge you as I’ve been challenged. Face your insecurities, don’t allow them to hold you back any longer. Don’t look for anyone to put them at bay or make you feel better, look to the one who can remove them completely from you, and free you to be all that you were created to be. Tell those insecurities WHO you are and WHO’S you belong to! I hope this encourages you, know you are fully loved, and that you are fully capable to run wild and free as the woman you were destined to be. Free of insecurity.