So Long, Insecurity: You've Been a Bad Friend to Us
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Genre: Christian Books & Bibles
Book Type: Hardcover
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Genre: Christian Books & Bibles
Book Type: Hardcover
Kayce H. (kayceh) - , reviewed on + 62 more book reviews
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Once again, one of my favorite bible teachers will blow you away! I took my sweet time with this book to absorb the material. Beth Moore will make you laugh at embarrassing examples of an insecure woman as well as offer you tips on how to fight it when you feel yourself starting to show fears.
Security/insecurity can be such a taboo topic. Insecurity can become so intertwined with who you are, you may not even realize it. Magazines, television shows, the Hollywood glitzthey all make us feel inadequate and believe in something as status-quo that is, in fact, the farthest thing from it. I made the decision several months ago not to renew my People magazine subscription when its up in June, as a personal decision to not feed these images to myself anymore.
Thats not to say insecurity stems only from the desire to impress strangers by what we look like, what clothes we wear, what car we drive. Are we even insecure about reading a book on insecurity?? No, noinsecurity goes far beyond the outward and the material. What about you? What makes you insecure? What struggles do you hide behind? Your career? Your house? Your marriage? Your relationships? If were absolutely honest with ourselves, we are sure to find insecurities that we hold onto and take measures to protect and keep hidden.
Why do we do that? We might not even realize were putting these burdens on ourselves that are not only unnecessary, they are curable! Why do we choose to live life with fears and feelings of inadequacies? We can be secure in the women we are knowing God created us to have strength and dignity. This is the message Beth walks us through and guides us with throughout this book.
I do, however, believe there is a difference in being a secure woman in God, confident in who He created us to be and who we are in Him, and an arrogant woman who gives credit to herself rather than God for her achievements and who she is. I think its important to give glory to God always and not ourselves and thats where the line is drawn. Without God, we are nothing.
I recommend this book for everyone because whether you discuss it with others or not, we all have insecurities. But dont limit yourself to a life where you feel you dont thrivepray about them, work through them, and get rid of them once and for all! You are beautiful, inside and out, and you dont need society or others to tell you that. Let your Creator tell you. After all, it is Him who designed you.
Security/insecurity can be such a taboo topic. Insecurity can become so intertwined with who you are, you may not even realize it. Magazines, television shows, the Hollywood glitzthey all make us feel inadequate and believe in something as status-quo that is, in fact, the farthest thing from it. I made the decision several months ago not to renew my People magazine subscription when its up in June, as a personal decision to not feed these images to myself anymore.
Thats not to say insecurity stems only from the desire to impress strangers by what we look like, what clothes we wear, what car we drive. Are we even insecure about reading a book on insecurity?? No, noinsecurity goes far beyond the outward and the material. What about you? What makes you insecure? What struggles do you hide behind? Your career? Your house? Your marriage? Your relationships? If were absolutely honest with ourselves, we are sure to find insecurities that we hold onto and take measures to protect and keep hidden.
Why do we do that? We might not even realize were putting these burdens on ourselves that are not only unnecessary, they are curable! Why do we choose to live life with fears and feelings of inadequacies? We can be secure in the women we are knowing God created us to have strength and dignity. This is the message Beth walks us through and guides us with throughout this book.
I do, however, believe there is a difference in being a secure woman in God, confident in who He created us to be and who we are in Him, and an arrogant woman who gives credit to herself rather than God for her achievements and who she is. I think its important to give glory to God always and not ourselves and thats where the line is drawn. Without God, we are nothing.
I recommend this book for everyone because whether you discuss it with others or not, we all have insecurities. But dont limit yourself to a life where you feel you dont thrivepray about them, work through them, and get rid of them once and for all! You are beautiful, inside and out, and you dont need society or others to tell you that. Let your Creator tell you. After all, it is Him who designed you.
