We’ve all seen it more times than we can count: someone putting themselves down, someone blaming themselves when it isn’t their fault, someone who always finds a way to avoid people and someone who never smiles.
At the core of all these behaviors is insecurity.
Insecurity can manifest in a multitude of ways. Some people all too frequently conclude that they must be at fault and that they’ve failed as a human being somehow.
This line of thought is never true. We’re all human, and we all make mistakes. But there is no conceivable way that you’re as bad as you think you are.
In fact, there’s something amazing and unique about every person. If you’re insecure about something, just remember that there is much more to you.
Everyone's an expert in something. God made everyone individually. He created you down to every last detail.
Remember that you are a child of God and a temple of the Holy Spirit. God tasked us to keep His temple in good shape—being healthy and happy. That means that God wants you to be happy—that’s part of being a temple of the Holy Spirit.
Take your life one day at a time. No one is asking you to improve all at once. Change is hard, but it’s possible. Every day when you wake up and every night before you go to bed, look into your mirror and say to yourself, “I am good enough.”
Don’t write this bit of advice off as being ridiculous.
Don’t not do this because you think it sounds crazy.
If you’re worried about what your roommate might think, then get them in on it to.
Say it with confidence everyday: “I am enough.” Because you are. God made you in exactly the way that He wanted to. You are enough, and you should say it.
The next time insecurity hits you, tell yourself that you are enough and remember: God doesn’t make mistakes.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord. “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11).
Trust in the Lord and accept His gift of salvation. That’s all you have to do to be saved.
Jesus loved you enough to die for you.
You are enough.