Welcome to the Overcoming Insecurity series! This is a 4 part, weekly series and collaboration of 4 inspiring women, joining together to encourage those of us who wrestle with insecurity.

That’s all of us, right?! 

Please join us each Wednesday for our new series!

 

When Insecurity Says You’re Not Good Enough

Be Thee Inspired | Milk & Honey Faith | Blue Jean Gypsy | Beauty in My Brokenness

 

There was once an insecurity within me that took years for me to overcome.

Growing up I had a deep fear that I would not be able to go to Heaven and it stemmed from an experience I had with a family member as a small child.

Unfortunately, when a mature adult tells you something during your formative years it sticks with you and it’s absorbed as truth. Even if it’s a lie. That is precisely what happened to me.

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Welcome to the Overcoming Insecurity series! This is a 4 part, weekly series and collaboration of 4 inspiring women, joining together to encourage those of us who wrestle with insecurity.

That’s all of us, right?! 

Please join us each Wednesday for our new series!

 

Chronic Insecurity & the Truth that Will Set You Free

Be Thee Inspired | Milk & Honey Faith | Blue Jean Gypsy | Beauty in My Brokenness

 

I have always been an introspective person. My mother told me that even as a toddler I would carefully observe those around me and attempt to copy what they were doing.

While this particular trait has helped me learn and grow in certain areas of life, it has also managed to become a stumbling block.

 

As I grew, I continued to observe the behavior of others- their actions, their verbiage, their gestures, their wardrobe, their friends, etc. The things that made them uniquely THEM.

Only, now I began copying- not out of a desire to learn– but out of my desire to belong.

I thought that if I only acted more like the girls on the playground that seemed to exude unnatural confidence- without a care in the world, unafraid to be themselves, refusing to look to others for approval- then perhaps I too would start to feel more confident.

And maybe then, I would feel like I belonged.

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Are you ready to be free of your insecurities?

 

Last week I wrote a message on the subject of comparison. If you missed it, you can catch it here.

Apparently, this is a subject that resonates with women on a grand scale.

I can understand why.

I have spent much of life drowning in my own insecurities. Measuring myself against the backdrop of others’ achievements, appearances, giftings, possessions, and relationships.

Consider the following scenario’s. Can you find yourself in any of them?

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