Originally posted April 25, 2010
from So Long, Insecurity conference... Your insecurity has the power to do absolutely NOTHING good for you. it does not bring humility. it is not a weakness. Insecurity is unbelief. When we struggle with insecurity. we are refusing to believe God means what he says.
Jeremiah 9:20a Yet hear the word of the Lord, O women, and let your ear receive the word of His mouth...
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Really?
Jeremiah 31:34 ... for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.
Really?
Lamentations 3:25 the Lord is good to those who wait for Him.
Really?
Matthew 11:28 come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Really?
Matthew 26:40 Assuredly I say to you inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.
Really?
Luke 12:32 Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Really?
James 1:12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been proved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
Really?
and on and on and on... God's promises, God's faithfulness, God's grace, God's provision, God's love.
i read it, i hear it, i study it, i know it... but do i BELIEVE it? Really?
and more importantly do i act like i believe it?