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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 glitz…they 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 it’s up in June, as a personal decision to not feed these images to myself anymore.

That’s 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, no…insecurity 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 we’re 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 we’re 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 it’s important to give glory to God always and not ourselves and that’s 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 don’t limit yourself to a life where you feel you don’t thrive…pray about them, work through them, and get rid of them once and for all! You are beautiful, inside and out, and you don’t need society or others to tell you that. Let your Creator tell you. After all, it is Him who designed you.

Beth Moore says our journey to authentic security can only be found in a relationship with Jesus as walk in who He says we are; not what we or others tell us we are. Beth Moore writes like she talks. Because of that it was fun to read this book on such a touchy subject. I didn’t realize the many faces of insecurity until she pointed them out. It’s staggering.

I enjoyed Beth Moore’s honest approach as she says, “Do you ever stop in your tracks and ask yourself out loud, “What am I doing?” Boy, I do. It’s a terrifically important question, but it needs a few others to follow it up, like, “Why am I doing what I am doing? What am I hoping to achieve?” (she continues)

“Human flesh and blood has no weakness so strong that God’s strength is made weak. He’s got what we need. It’s up to us whether or not we’re going to let the worst of us get the best of us. May the LORD answer you when you are in trouble; may the God of Jacob make you secure! Psalm 20:1, NET”

After pointing to several insecurities Beth Moore gives hope and practical ways to allow God to heal our chronic insecurities, especially the ones that cripple us from doing what God wants to do in our lives. It’s quite revealing. I’ve never read anything so intensive about being insecure. I’ve also never read anything that gives you practical ways to recognize and deal with insecurities. As the subtitle says “So Long; Insecurity you’ve been a BAD friend to us.” Thanks to Beth Moore for her gut honest approach to this matter and the hope it will give me and so many others. Thanks to Tyndale for the review copy. This is a book you’ll read over and over again.

Nora St.Laurent
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