Insecurity = The ENEMY's TOOL

"For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago." ~Ephesians 2:10 (NLT)

I was at my small group yesterday when this thought popped into my head... I jotted it down so I wouldn't forget: Insecurity is the Devil's tool. He uses it to make us doubt ourselves...

Why? Well I think because IF he can create that doubt we are far less likely to be secure in the fact that we have been chosen by God to make a significant difference in the world around us. And if we don't believe THAT we are limited in what we can do for God's Kingdom.

I am insecure about some things.... but this morning as I felt a nudge to post about insecurity and a light bulb went off... Feeling insecure is situational... when I am home I am pretty secure in who I am... but put me out in public and I battle with feeling different or just not good enough in this way or that. Realizing that, to me anyways, SCREAMS confirmation that my insecurities are the work of the ENEMY! The enemy wouldn't really care if I was insecure at home.... but when I am out in public... connecting with people.... KAZOW! Right when I am focused on serving God I get socked in the heart and my breath gets taken away because the enemy has slammed his hammer into me. And then I start to doubt my EVERYTHING! Instead of being the full me that God created... I start to feel small and insignificant... I start to feel not good enough, not strong enough, not pretty enough, not thin enough.... Just NOT enough! And in those moments, if I give into the enemy's hammering blows I loose my effectiveness... If I allow myself to fill up with doubt I am not thinking about how to help others or how to serve God.

Insecurity certainly doesn't come from God, He says that we are significant, chosen by Him, that He is pleased with us, and PROUD of us. He didn't put these insecurities in my head. So this morning I am looking at insecurity in a new way... as a tool of the enemy, the hammer that pounds me down and makes me small, if I let it. When I do this, it puts it all in perspective... I will not give in to the enemy's attempts to pull me down and distract me by loosing myself in insecurity... to the contrary... in those moments where I feel the enemy working on my psyche... I am going to focus on God... and the fact that while I may not absolutely love everything about me yet... God does... In Ephesians 2:10 it says that we are "God's workmanship" (NIV) "God's masterpiece" (NLT) we are His works of art.... His passion come to life.... If I cannot recognize that and believe that... what am I really saying to God?

Have you ever questioned an artist's work? WHOA... not a pretty thought... Imagine questioning the ultimate most awesome of all artists, God, about His work.... US, you and me.... Not something I want to do anytime soon. But you know when we question ourselves and let insecurity take over, that is exactly what we are doing. Questioning God and letting the enemy's hammer distract us from the purpose God has for us.

Insecurities are about as useful as trying to put the pin back in the grenade. ~Brandon Boyd