A couple of weeks ago, Pastor Joe finished up a series called Escape Room. In the sermon titled Insecurity, he taught about how to break the chains of insecurity. There are all kinds of “prisons” people find themselves in. The Bible talks about how having confidence in Christ breaks the chain of insecurity, freeing you from this bondage that is passed down from generation to generation.
To grow our confidence in Christ, we must understand a deeper level of God’s faithfulness. Throughout the Bible, as a child of God, God makes thousands of promises. And, God always honors his promises. Having the hand of the lord on your life supersedes everything else. God can and will do things that nobody and nothing else can do.
“So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded” – Hebrews 10:35
Gaining confidence in Christ begins by surrounding yourself with people that speak life into you and call out favor on your life. While we are in the middle of one of life’s many storms, it is very important to be very selective on who you let into your inner circle.
When one of life’s many storms leaves us shipwrecked and in pain, we have a tendency to focus on who or what is left. After people betray you and break your trust, it is imperative that you switch your focus from who is left to what is left. Little is much, as long as God is in it. At this point, we must hold onto God’s hand of faithfulness and be confident in the Lord.
Sometimes, during these seasons, all we can do is survive. We survive, but there are scars that will forever remain. Behind every insecurity is a place where someone dropped you. How we handle that drop determines the fruitfulness of our future.
When we experience the drop, we create crutches. Although these crutches may feel like they are healing, they are deceiving. The world tends to glorify these crutches, but in the end they always result in more pain and provide a false sense of security. We are still dying inside. There is no hope, no peace, and no security. Instead, we are creating a community of codependency.
What are these crutches?
Projecting – Projecting comes off as pride. Pride is an aversion of weakness. This happens when we want others to see us as strong because we feel so weak inside. Ultimately you aren’t fooling anyone. You may try to cover the scent with perfume, but you still smell like pride.
People pleasing – Insecure people are incurable people pleasers. When we seek out accolades from other people to build ourselves up they either become a crutch or a curse. Either way, the end result is not a good one.
Producing – This is when we put all of our energy into producing things that make other people think that we are winning because we feel like we are losing inside. This can be seen outwardly by others as passive aggression.
Promiscuity – When we don’t feel lovable so we throw ourselves at anyone to feel loved.
Each and every one of these crutches will ultimately lead to the land of no revelation. You are selling yourself to the land of dead dreams and insecurity. We have a choice each and every day to leave that land and journey to the promised land. It is a long journey, but God will be beside you every step of the way. The sooner that you leave, the sooner you will get there. The payoff is that you are not only breaking your chains, but you are also breaking the chains for your children, your children’s children, and for many generations after that.
Jesus paid the price through his covenant, and anyone who receives the covenant can walk with the father.
How do we receive the promise of the covenant?
We must repent. To repent is so much more than just being sorry. We must turn away from our sin and go the other way.
You can’t have confidence in crutches and be seated with Christ at the same time. We must let go of the confidence in our crutches so that we can sit confidently in the seat with Christ. God has a seat with your name on it.