Insecurity.....you are safe enough to be you.

Matthew 10:29-31

New International Version (NIV)

²⁹ Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. ³⁰ And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. ³¹ So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

   "Insecurity is wrong security exposed" Bill Johnson

   Insecurity is a real issue and it is one that God cares about. We can not live to our full potential if we are insecure. Now, being someone who was insecure, I know that just by reading an article on insecurity you actually say to yourself "Great. This just confirms that I AM insecure" and because of that it can make the problem worse. Insecurity is a weapon of the Enemy, so anytime someone addresses it there is a defense mechanism that pops up. It is a terrible loop. 


   What is the lie that the Enemy tells you that makes you insecure? I once thought that lie was "you aren't good enough, you will never be good enough" . While that is a lie from the Enemy and can hurt us if we believe it, it really isn't the issue with insecurity. Insecurity is just exactly what it sounds like, it is someone who is not secure. They do not feel safe enough to be who they were meant to be. I thought this was simply an identity issue, but I think the problem goes much deeper. Who do we get our identity from? Proper identity comes from God. You see, I believe if we feel insecure then at some point Satan has really gotten us to believe a lie about God. While he may say you aren't good enough, what he really wants you to hear is "God doesn't have your back."


   In the scripture above, Jesus says His Father cares when a sparrow hits the ground, that your hairs are numbered, and because of these things you shouldn't be afraid. I believe this scripture deals with insecurity in our minds. First, Jesus says "God loves you enough to know what is going on in your life." then, He says "God knows everything about who you are." In this scripture Jesus says that because God watches over you, and because He knows everything about who He made you to be, that you should not be afraid. You are safe enough to be you. We should get our security and courage from the fact that we are watched over, that we are known intimately, and that we are valued by Him.

    Sometimes we can put our faith in ourselves because "If I don't look out for number 1, then nobody will." So we are our own security. This is a rotten bridge to walk on. If we ever fail, then our entire support structure falls out from underneath us and life looks impossible.



   I have spent time in ministry with men whose parents didn't make them feel safe. No father figure, a mother in pain or non-existent. Without proper parenting we don't know security as a child. As painful as this can be to overcome, we can overcome it by realizing that our parents were given to us to point us to the nature of God. If our parents did not give us a good representation of who God is or who we are, we have a kind and faithful heavenly Father who is willing to show us.


   Know that God watches you, He knows you intimately, and He values you. Your security can be found in Him. You are safe enough in His arms to be who you were meant to be.....

Update.....
   I just spent time in prayer and prayed about my own insecurity. I asked the Lord to give me a word to fight my own insecurity. He showed me, as a priest, carrying the ark of the covenant into a city. What He said was "You are the New Glory. Christians are now the carriers of the holiness, the power, and the wonder of my Glory. Why would you be insecure when you are carriers of My Glory."

   Forgive me Lord for feeling insecure while I am a carrier of your Glory. In me is the new Holy Place. Why should I be insecure when Your power lives in me? Thank you Father.