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(43) The Cure for Insecurity Today’s women are desperately insecure. There is no question that our lives are teetering on the edge of disaster; that self-hatred, self-abuse, and self-destruction have become the norm among the female camp. And sadly, women in the church are struggling just as much as their non-Christian counterparts. But the modern solution – the self-esteem message – doesn’t provide lasting results against female insecurity. Why? Because the solution presented is all about self. Selflove, self-acceptance, and self-promotion.
Love yourself.
Be true to yourself.
Live to
yourself. Some of these messages even go as far as to say that by living this way, we will bring glory to God. But what is the pattern of Scripture? Christ said, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” (Mark 8:34 NKJV) The word “deny” here literally translates “to forget one's self, lose sight of one's self and one's own interests.”
We are meant to let all
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