Where Insecurity Ends

Confidence has a negative connotation and almost seems like a taboo word to say out loud (or even write). Why is this? Is it because confidence is associated with pride? When we put our confidence in our flesh, it is most definitely pride. However, when we put our confidence in God, it exhibits that we trust Him and have faith.

Proverbs 3:26, “The LORD will be your confidence.”

This scripture is weighted with promise and evicts insecurities. This verse gives a person the freedom to discard their doubt and accept God’s covering of confidence. God encourages us to lay down our uncertainties and allow Him to prove His strength and power in every area of our lives.

The Struggle Is Real

There have been times in my life when I have struggled with insecurities and I know as I write this post that I am not alone in my battle. I have questioned my worth and misunderstood my purpose. Not to mention, I have run away from the ministry God was calling me to because it was far beyond me.

God called me to my weakness, not my strength.

I cried out, “God choose someone else, I cannot do this. I will not do this.” Today I am thankful for His steadfast mercy that patiently waited for me to submit to His will. Maybe you are in a similar situation right now. Please be encouraged and know that you are ordained by God to accomplish remarkable things for His glory.

Trust The Process

One of the many things I have learned in this painful process is that God is my strength when fear consumes me. God is my help when I am laying in fetal position on the floor, weeping. God is my confidence when I feel incapable of accomplishing the things He is calling me to do. In every valley and on every mountain, He is there holding me up, supporting me, and encouraging me. He has proven Himself to be an ever-present help in a time of trouble. Every time.

Whatever your opposition is and whatever your distractions are, whether they are internal or external, if God says you can do it, then you need to have confidence in Him. Completely. Fully. Wholeheartedly.

The safest place to be is in the middle of the will of God, even when you do not understand and even when it hurts.

Pretend like you are trust falling backwards, leaving behind all of your insecurities. When you hesitate and consider the dangers and objective facts, you are resisting His presence. Do not put trust in your capabilities, but go beyond your natural senses into the unknown because the LORD will be your confidence.

Prayer:

Lord, You are my confidence when I feel unsure, unqualified, and afraid. Too often I’ve run from Your calling, believing I wasn’t enough—but You are. Forgive me for placing trust in my own strength. I lay down my doubts and insecurities and choose to trust You completely. You are faithful and strong. I believe that You will catch me when I fall. Teach me to walk in holy confidence—not in myself, but in who You are, I lay all of my insecurities at Your feet. In Jesus name, amen.

Journal Prompts:

1. Have you ever avoided embracing confidence because you feared it would come across as pride? What would it look like to be confident in God rather than in yourself?

2.  How would your life look different if you fully trusted that “the LORD will be [my] confidence?” If you could imagine falling into the arms of God right now—like a trust fall—what would you be releasing?

3. Write a letter to yourself—from God—reminding you who you are, why He chose you, and that He will be your confidence.