Well this next chapter did that to me. It is called “Good Company”..
In this chapter Beth Moore talks about bible stories, tells about people in the bible who were pretty insecure and made mistakes, bad choices, and yet God still used them for his Kingdom.
First of all, I loved getting a bible lesson and realizing that they (The Bible People) were not perfect people, that they were human just like you and me.
This book has been so good for me, but it is stirring up things that I really wanted to leave alone. It is making me see “ME” for the person I was and had become. I have been so eaten up with insecurity, that it was controlling my life.
Here are some quotes from the book that I highlighted..
“Our bodies, souls, and spirits are far too intricately woven. Eventually hearts follow bodies, and bodies follow hearts”
“Studies have long since proven that much of what we fear is fueled by our imaginations, and in fact, most of what we fear never even happens”
“Jealousy is always the result of a perceived threat. And a threat always places a 911 call to insecurity”
“Insecurity lives in constant terror of loss. Insecure people are always afraid that something or somebody is going to be taken from them.
“The need to be considered the greatest is always rooted in the gnawing fear that we’re not.
She goes on to say “More often than not, if we are willing to make the connection, we can trace feelings of insecurity to a perceived threat, especially when it comes in a sudden rush.. She tells us to ask ourselves these questions..
What are we afraid of?
Who are we afraid of?
What are we afraid of losing ?
Why are we afraid of being displaced?
If I am being honest, I can answer each of those questions with the same answer..
My biggest fear is “Being Alone”..
What am I afraid of? Being Alone
Who am I afraid of? The ones I love leaving me, to be alone..
What am I afraid of losing? The ones who love me, and leaving me alone..
Why am I afraid of being displaced? Because in my warped mind, I have myself convinced that I don’t deserve to be loved, so someone better will come along, shove me out of the way, and guess what, I am alone..
But yet, the Bible tells us over and over how God will never leave us, how he is with us at all time. If we can be secure in HIM, than he will take care of all of our desires and get rid of all our fears. It sounds so easy, and I desire to be secure in him with all my heart. But I first have to pray that he shows me how to get rid of all the junk, all the unforgiveness, I have packed and carried with me all my life.
I encourage each of yall to ask your self those questions, and than pray and ask God to show how to get over those insecurities.
