Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.  Jeremiah 17:7-8

     I’ve always loved these verses, but this year I put them on my dashboard, mostly to remind myself about where I need to put my confidence: in God. When I am worried, fearful, or failing, I lack confidence. I feel very insecure. When I trust in God, rather than being insecure, I have confidence in Him, and He promises I will become strong, stable, fearless, and fruitful—without fail!

     We all struggle with insecurity, and it can feel like drowning. We can’t keep our head above water and there is nothing to grab onto. We should grab onto the truth but when something happens and insecurity kicks in, we forget truth. We feel limited, incapable, unaccepted, rejected, unloved. All that negative emotion comes down on us like a landslide, and we panic. Life-giving truth escapes our grasp. We are swept away in a feeling of dread and hopelessness that knocks the wind out of us.

     There is a saying: “We do what we do and feel how we feel because we think what we think.” If we could get God’s truth, not just into our heads, but inside of us, guiding us, rewiring our thinking, we would be able to grab onto it, before the landslide hits us. We would see trouble coming and stand firm in our faith.

     Lysa Terkeurst (“The Best Yes”) writes: “We can’t grow when insecurities keep us from the life-giving oxygen of transformational truth. Instead of chaining my identity to my insecurity, I chain my identity to the Word of God that breathes hope and powerful potential back into any situation.”

     We have a choice. She says, “We must let our identity, not our insecurity, be the first thing that walks into every situation we face—every decision we make.” I want to begin believing God before I fall into the deep end and before the landslide hits me. I choose today to find my identity in God. Confidence!

*   What is the biggest mindset you have that feeds insecurity? (“I always…, “I never…” “I am….”)

Almighty God, remind me today that I am Your child. That is my identity.  You rejoice over me with gladness; now quiet me with Your love. (Zephaniah 3:17) I put my confidence in You and trust You to help me stand emotionally strong, like a tree planted deep in Your love. I will stay green and flourish. No worries, no doubts, no insecurities. You will not fail me. Ever. Thank You! Amen.


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