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    Finding Freedom From Insecurity
    Finding Freedom From Insecurity
    Finding Freedom From Insecurity
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    Finding Freedom From Insecurity

    By Jenna Gray

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    Everyone has felt insecure about something. We either try to overcompensate for those insecurities, or we use unhealthy means to overcome them. This Bible study provides spiritual direction for conquering your insecurities in a healthy way. With thought provoking questions at the end of each chapter, you will become more aware of your unproductive thought patterns and more equipped to break free from them.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJenna Gray
    Release dateApr 15, 2020
    ISBN9780463430569
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      Finding Freedom From Insecurity - Jenna Gray

      Finding Freedom from Insecurity

      Jenna Gray

      Published by Jenna Gray at Smashwords

      ISBN 9780463430569

      copyright 2020

      All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. For permissions contact:

      www.jen.grabsky@gmail.com

      https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.grabsky

      Cover by Jenna Gray

      Finding Freedom from Insecurity

      Contents

      Lesson 1: Why We Feel Insecure

      Lesson 2: The Bondage of Fear of Man

      Lesson 3: Opinions and Misperceptions

      Lesson 4: Trusting God with Human Free Will

      Lesson 5: Fear of God and Freedom

      Lesson 6: God is Powerful, People Are Not

      Lesson 7: When God Doesn’t Come Through

      LESSON 1

      WHY WE FEEL INSECURE

      On the Tyra Banks Show in 2006, Tyra asked Janet Jackson what she was insecure about when she looked in the mirror. Arguably one of the most beautiful women in the world, Jackson gave this surprising answer:

      A friend asked me once to do an exercise and that was to look in the mirror and find something that you like about yourself. So I looked in the mirror and I immediately started crying because there was nothing that I liked about myself. This was in my 30s. So I kept trying. I finally was able to actually just look at myself in the mirror without having any kind of emotion whatever and I realized that I like the sway of my back and my smile. I never found myself attractive. (Banks/ Jackson interview found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8wKAlODoxI)

      As hard as it is to believe that Janet Jackson doesn’t find herself attractive, the truth is that every human being has felt insecure at some point. It is as common to the human condition as the common cold. Even the most attractive, talented, and intelligent people have felt insecure.

      A simple definition of insecurity is lacking confidence in yourself. This can lead to feelings of low self-worth. When we feel insecure, we feel like we don’t measure up to some standard. Because of this, we don’t believe that we can accomplish certain things. We doubt our ability to overcome conflict or to have better relationships. It causes us to feel anxious about how others perceive us.

      Insecurity is a negative self- focus. It causes us to withdraw and withhold from others. It causes us to overcompensate, which makes us act in ways that are not authentic. It causes us to fear losing what we have because we fear we will not be enough.

      What is it that makes you feel insecure? Is it being around one particular person or a group of people? Is it talking in a group or walking into a social event alone? Are there certain people who intimidate you, like a boss or other authority figure? Does a romantic interest cause your insecurities to rise? Does it happen when you share deep things about yourself, and you fear that you will look foolish or be rejected once people know the real you?

      Unless you have actively worked through this, chances are, there are people or situations that bring out your insecurities. It could even be that you are confident in most situations, but there is one particular circumstance that will destroy that confidence. The good news is that you don’t have to live in bondage to insecurity! Jesus came to set us free. It says in I Timothy 1:7, For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. If you are a born-again believer, then this is part of your heritage. However, like other areas of spiritual growth, realizing this often takes work on our part.

      Make no mistake, it is the Holy Spirit who changes our hearts so that we are no longer ruled by fear. Our job is to renew our minds with God’s truth. As we start to think differently about our life experiences, fear begins to disappear.

      The reason I can confidently say that is because I have been there, and I have been set free. As a child, I was extremely timid and shy. I struggled to make friends, I struggled to even talk to people. In college, I drank excessively to overcome feelings of inferiority, but that only worked temporarily. Insecurity caused me to sabotage relationships and left me feeling hopeless and depressed. In my later twenties, I became a Christian, and God called me to give up alcohol. This meant I had to face my lifelong struggle with insecurity.

      Since working through that struggle, I have been involved in several street evangelism ministries. I make friends easily, and people are often shocked when I tell them that I used to be shy. That’s what made me realize that I needed to write this curriculum: to share with others the journey that I went through and help them become a person whose confidence is unshakable because it is rooted in Christ.

      How to Get the Most Out of This Study

      Whether you truly become free or not depends on you.

      God

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