BETH MOORE: Overcoming Insecurity Part 2

Here is Part 2 of 3 in the Beth Moore teaching "Overcoming Insecurity". I hope you are getting as much out of the study as I am!

BETH MOORE: Overcoming Insecurity Part 1

Check out this Beth Moore teaching entitled "Overcoming Insecurity". Here is part one. Tomorrow I will post part 2 and then part 3 the following day. I was so blessed by this teaching! I pray God will use it greatly in your life as well. God Bless, my sisters!!!!!!!

INSECURITIES IN THE LIGHT OF OUR IDENTITY

Hey Ladies!!!!!! Wow...it's been a WHILE! I have been sick and resting, well trying to, and taking care of the kiddies. Otherwise, now I am feeling better and am ready to start back up blogging about our topic! I pray you all have been doing well.
INSECURITY: We all long for a strong sense of security in our lives. We think through situations with a security factor in mind. We want to feel safe, accepted, in control and comfortable. Why? Well, we feel pain. We feel the pressures of life here on earth. We have been rejected, hurt and wronged. We want to protect ourselves. We want to stand on some solid ground. I hope you have been praying about maybe some areas in your life where you have strong insecurities. Or maybe just little daily things. Can you identify any? Where do you lack confidence? What are you hesitant about when it comes to the things of God? Do you think your prayers are not "good enough" for God to hear?
First of all, let's view our identity. As born-again believers, we have become a new creature "in Christ". 2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV tells us, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" We are positioned in Christ. My personal "identity" verse is Colossians 3:3 which says, "For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God." This verse is saying that I am no longer living! "Rachel" is no longer living for herself. She is hidden in Jesus. Talk about feeling secure! My identity...Jesus. My purpose...Jesus. My reason for everything...Jesus. My motivation...Jesus. My source...Jesus. Thinking about who we are in Christ will first bring the right perspective when it comes to allowing God to transform habitual actions and reactions of insecurity in our lives.
Let's meditate on verses that tell us who we are in Christ and look at our insecurities in light of these scriptures. Post up more verses on who we are in Christ below! (Hint: there are a ton of them in Ephesians chapters 1-3!)

Let's Define It

Okay so let's get started! Dictionary definitions of insecurity are "lack of confidence or assurance; self-doubt; a feeling of apprehensiveness and uncertainty." Wow. I don't know about you, but to me that barely scratches the surface! Insecurities are a part of every person's life, male or female. We all are a little insecure about one thing or another. What are your "things"? No, you don't have to post it in the comments...just think about it for a moment, between you and the Lord. What are areas in your life where you "lack confidence or assurance"? Do you feel totally and completely loved? Do you like the way you look? Do you like your personality? Do you trust God? Questions like these will bring those insecurities into light. The first thing I want to do is to have us all share our personal definition of insecurity. It's not that hard. If you had to tell someone else what insecurity is what would you say? It can be simple and basic or deep and descriptive...whatever you want! Just post your comment below.

Insecurity is the Winner

Alright ladies! The winner of the poll for the next few weeks is INSECURITY! To be honest, I hate that word. Don't you? Don't we all desire to be secure in the Lord, fully and completely! I'm so excited to start posting on this topic. We'll have devotionals and more shortly! Lord, may you help us grow in our insecurities. Correct our thinking and give us confidence in who we are in You! To God be the glory! I think it all starts with this verse...Colossians 3:3 "For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God."

A SOUND MIND

Thank you Lord! The Holy Spirit has been bringing to mind this morning 2 Timothy 1:7 "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." So often in times of heavy emotion, little sleep and/or trial we are tempted to allow every thought that knocks on the door of our mind to enter in and have a seat! Lord help us! I so want to grow out of that. God enables us by His Spirit to have self-control and not have to be enslaved to tormenting and depressing thoughts. It is so sweet to go through your day in victory and joy...being an over-comer in the battle against your flesh. We are all in this sisters! Do not think you suffer days of intense emotion or negative thoughts alone! What an opportunity to witness the power of God working inside of you. Ephesians 3:20 NASB "Now to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all we ask or think, according to the power that works within us." And how encouraging it is to know "that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus" (Philippians 1:6). Remember...God has given you a sound mind. The word for "sound mind" in the Greek derived from a word that means "heal, preserve, save, do well, be whole." The battlefield is mostly in our minds and that is where we need God to come in and take over. Be in God's Word. Read it, meditate on it and memorize it. Be in it all throughout the day. Fill your thoughts with scripture. Psalm 107:20 says, "He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions." Apply the ointment of God's Word to your mind because it is God's will for you to live your life with a healed, whole and preserved mind. He died on the cross to give that to you. Thank you Jesus! Comment with any other thoughts or scriptures that God has given you concerning your thought life.

VOTE FOR A TOPIC

Check out the poll at the bottom of the page and vote! I am interested in focusing on a specific topic for this month and I want to know what you want it to be. We will discuss this topic by commenting on the devotionals posted. I am also going to be posting book reviews related to the topic! SO....vote and we'll get started!