There’s some people that just make us feel uncomfortable and trigger our insecurities. Why is that? It’s because we’re insecure. That’s why we compare and compete. We’re insecure in our identity, our value, and our calling, and so we look around to see what everyone else is doing. And we feel secure as long as we feel like we’re better/richer/smarter/prettier than the rest. When someone who has more shows up, we feel small and separate ourselves from them. It’s a fake kind of security that is easily lost.

But we don’t have to live that way! We are given security in our identity and relationship with God. We are valuable because He says we are, and nothing can change that. Our security is found in Him. Being secure then changes the way we live and the way we interact with others.

If we look at the parable found in Matthew 25:14-30, we see the difference that being secure makes. The man with 1 talent was insecure in his identity and relationship with the master so he failed to fulfill his purpose and missed out on the joy of the master. The men with 2 and 5 talents knew who they were and how good the master was, so they were able to faithfully fulfill their call and rejoice with the master.

Finding our security in God helps us not live in fear. Being secure in our identity in Christ comes from knowing that our failures don’t take away from our value or position. We won’t be afraid of disappointing people when we don’t need validation from them. We won’t be afraid of failing when we’re secure in our identity because we know that God catches us.

Finding our security in God stops our criticism of others. When we realize that our value and identity are ultimately found in who God says we are, we don’t need to put other people down to make ourselves feel better. And we don’t focus on other people’s success to make ourselves feel worse.

Finding our security in God opens the door for God to do greater things through us. When we’re secure, it opens the door for God to do greater things through us because we’re not putting a limit on what’s possible. We’re not playing life on defense or running scared from challenges. We’re not wasting our time comparing ourselves to others, instead we hold on to who God is and to who He says we are and we can do and be more than we ever expected.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. What is something you’re insecure about?
2. What does God say in His Word about the thing you’re insecure about?
3. Do you struggle with comparison or competition? What does it look like for you?
4. How can growing more secure help you stop judging others?

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