I learned a lot about myself through this book - I learned to recognize where a lot of my insecurity comes from. I knew where some of came from before the start of the book, but I learned some new stuff a long the way.
I also learned to redirect my thoughts when those insecure feelings started to creep into my head.
In chapter three of the book, Beth says "The answer to deal with insecurity , believing that everything God says about us is true." I need to put my security in God and not in others or what they or I think about me. We too often put our security in things and in other people which is the absolute last place we should be looking for security.
Another thing that I learned is not to judge other people's security. We often judge what another person looks like or what we perceive their life to look like and think "they have it all - they have nothing to be insecure about." We have absolutely no idea what that woman is going through unless we are walking in her shoes.
As women we need to help build each other up - we all need to work together to increase our security and to stop allowing ourselves to look for security in all of the wrong places.
I am a work in progress - my insecurity is not cured, but I am more educated and more prepared to deal with it.
I highly recommend this book if you need help in the area of security!
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Even though my book club is now on summer break my reading is not over. I have 4 other books I have started or want to start.
I am currently 3/4 the way through The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand. I am a couple of chapters into Becoming a Contagious Church by Mark Mittelberg and One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are by Ann Voskamp. I just bought Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo today and can't wait to start it.
I also have several other books on my bookshelf that I haven't read. Good thing I have a 4 day weekend coming up!!
What is on your reading list??
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