If you’re a Christian struggling with comparison, insecurity, or body image issues, this is for you. It’s super easy for people to tell you that Jesus loves you, that He created you perfectly, and that He made you to be who you are—so don’t be insecure. But honestly, that doesn’t always help. You can be insecure and still know that Jesus loves you at the same time.
Why Insecurity Is Actually Pride
Here’s a mindset that can help you step out of insecurity: start viewing insecurity as pride. A lot of Christians think it’s the opposite of pride—you’re insecure about yourself, you have low self-esteem. But it’s actually the complete opposite.
Insecurity is pride because you are placing your thoughts about yourself above what God thinks of you. You’re basically considering yourself smarter and wiser than the God of the universe, who literally formed you together. That’s why, although insecurity might be really common, it’s still a sin. It is the sin of pride. You are making your thoughts an idol and holding them as more important than God’s thoughts.
What God Says About You
If you read the Bible—which is why it’s so important to read Scripture and know it—you will realize that God says so many beautiful things about His creation and about you specifically. He says that you are fearfully and wonderfully made. He says He knits you together in your mother’s womb.
That by itself might not help you become less insecure, but when you realize that insecurity is pride, it definitely makes a difference. When you catch yourself thinking negatively about how God made you, you can ask yourself: are you really going to tell the Creator of the universe that He got it wrong?
How to Overcome Insecurity
Read Scripture. Read what God has to say about you. And realize that your thoughts are completely untrue. If you think you’re smart enough to consider your own insecure thoughts higher than the God of the universe, then there’s a switch that needs to be flipped. When you feel insecure, you are essentially saying that your opinion of yourself matters more than God’s opinion of you. That perspective alone can shift how you see the struggle.
