Build Your Confidence

What is insecurity? By definition it means worried, anxious, vulnerable, and unprotected. It can also mean likely to fail or give way, or not safe from attack.

We all have things we would like to improve about ourselves and goals we want to reach, but when you actively dislike yourself and wish you were somebody else, you become an easy target for Satan. Satan knows that in order for you to carry out God’s assignment for your life, you must be confident and secure in who you are in Christ. So, it makes sense why he does his best to make you feel insecure.

Insecurity is rooted in fear. It is a fear that you’re not good enough. And Satan is the one who operates through fear, God doesn’t. There are many reasons why a person becomes insecure, whether it is from being bullied, abused, rejected, betrayed, or abandoned.  A spirit of fear (timidity, insecurity) can enter a person at a very young age.  People who are insecure expect to be cheated, rejected, and depreciated in life. Their low opinion of themselves only validates what later happens.

God’s Word tells us in 1 John 4:18 that “fear involves torment.” It’s tormenting to be insecure. It’s tormenting to be afraid of stepping out of your shell and into what God has for you. It’s tormenting to feel that you may never get married. It’s tormenting to feel ugly, fat, worthless, and insignificant. Satan is the “tormentor”.

1 John 4:18 also says, “. . . but perfect love casts out fear.” Whose love? God’s love. His love for you will drive fear right out of your life. The Message Bible states it this way, “Well-formed love banishes fear.”

Building confidence in who you are in Christ is an inside job. God always works from the inside out. Filling up with His love is the foundation for building security and confidence.

“Your eternal love is beyond comprehension. No wonder your children constantly reach for it and find security within it. Within that love, O Lord, You answer our needs and fulfill our desires.” Psalm 36 (Psalms Now)

Spending just five minutes a day reading God’s Word, worshipping Him, or speaking Scripture out of your mouth will do wonders to build your confidence in Him and yourself.

I want you to confidently carry yourself with dignity, honor and value — like the price Jesus paid for your life. I want you to stand before God and say, “I did exactly what you assigned me to do!”

—Terri Savelle Foy

Terri is an international speaker and author of “Make Your Dreams Bigger Than Your Memories”. For more information about her ministry and meetings in Dallas/Fort Worth, visit www.terri.com.