How to Overcome Insecurity Caused by Fear Part 2
**Please read Part 1 here if you have done so already.
Last week we talked about how fear can be a major factor in insecurity and how sometimes our fears can cause us to see ourselves differently than we really are (click on the post link above to get caught up). I, myself, have dealt with a number of fears that have caused me to feel insecure. Growing up I said I would never have kids, but I honestly think that stemmed from some fear. I feared that I didn’t have what it took to be a good mom. I feared what it would do to my body. I also feared the pain of childbirth. After having 2 kiddos, I now know that those fears were unfounded—although somewhat true, they were nothing to truly fear. I was able to fight through and overcome each of them. I also used to have a fear of teaching (again…I always said I would NEVER be a teacher). I had so much self-doubt in that area that I made excuses about why I shouldn’t teach others (read more about it in this post here). It’s kind of funny about how the devil often plants fears right smack in the middle of God’s plan and calling on our life.
Previously, we discussed a couple of practical steps to fight fear in order to overcome insecurities in these areas. A couple of the steps included just facing the fear head-on and going ahead and doing whatever it is that is causing us fear. This in turn builds our confidence and those insecurities will start to slowly fade in that area. We also discussed the step of trusting in God and in His abilities more than our own. We are not alone, and we don’t have to face the fears of life as if we are. We have so much strength available to us if we will just lean on it.
A long time ago I heard an acronym for “fear” that I really liked. You may have heard it as well. It is that fear stands for False Evidence Appearing Real. The idea is that a lot of times (not always), those things that we fear don’t even exist. It makes me think of those times when I’ve been afraid of Continue reading