Author: Beth Moore
Published: February 1st 2010 by Tyndale House Publishers (first published 2010)
Details: Hardcover, 350 pages
ISBN: 1414334729 (isbn13: 9781414334721)
My Thoughts:
9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth,
And called from its farthest regions,
And said to you,
‘ You are My servant,
I have chosen you and have not cast you away:
10 Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
This is a book I was really looking forward to read and not just because it’s a “Beth Moore” book, but because like many people and women especially, I struggle with issues of insecurity and shyness due to many things that through and in our Heavenly Father, I have been working through, so reading this book, was a very personal experience and what felt like another step toward building that trust, faith and hope in our Heavenly Father.
Covering range of experiences that all of us who deal with insecurity go through, Beth Moore’s book,“So Long Insecurity” manages to balance between being a light hearted read to a strong challenge to not let the chains of insecurity from becoming the person that our Heavenly Father calls us to be.
Beth Moore doesn’t shy from the factors that can contribute to our insecurity and a great example is when she tackles the issue of how as women, as sisters, we tend to contribute to each other insecurities than to help alleviate it.
On page, 275, she writes a powerful observation,
“Most obvious is when women are around other women; they try to size each other up and look for reasons to not get along rather than to get along. They seem easily intimidated, whether by physical beauty, character status, or whatever makes them feel that the other woman has more going for her, and a barrier goes up”.
Sound familiar?
She quotes from Galatians 5:21,”……the vicious habit of depersonalizing everyone into a rival”, and gives us rivitating examples of how insecurity isn’t a character flaw, but often a life flaw created by the web and flow of life experiences around us.
This is more than just a feel good book; She doesn’t provide quick fix answers, but Beth Moore’s,“So Long Insecurity”, does provide, digging deeper beyond the surface look at how our insecurities, our contributions to either our own or other’s insecurities, are non-meaningful road blocks that keep each of us, from being encouraging and encouraged, and being able to mature as our Heavenly Father calls us to.
If you struggle with issues of insecurity, shyness or maybe, have felt convicted about insecurity, “So Long Insecurity” is a well-written, thought provoking look at the crippling effects of insecurity and how to take the steps to get beyond this self-sabotaging, character sabotaging, life sabotaging feeling.
Disclaimer: This post contains my personal opinions and does not reflect the opinion of any organization I am/was associated with or affiliated to.The product I have reviewed was/is based on my honest opinion and was not influenced or edited by anyone and was provided by Tyndale publishers for my honest opinion.
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