From Insecurity to Security: A Devotional With Michael Neale

On Wednesday, September 24, our Creative Ministries Team gathered for our weekly meeting. During our devotional time, I shared a message on how to move from insecurity to security. 

We all face insecurities in one form or another, and I encouraged our team to take a deeper look at what these insecurities are, how they show up in our daily lives, and how we can find true confidence in Christ. 

We began by walking through several common signs of insecurity, things many of us can relate to: 

• Performance-Based Identity: Tying our worth to success or failure (Galatians 1:10). Our value doesn’t change based on outcomes; our value is rooted in Christ. 
• Fragile Ego: Becoming defensive when corrected, instead of receiving feedback as an opportunity to grow (Proverbs 12:1). 
• Chronic Comparison: Measuring ourselves against others, which leaves us exhausted (Philippians 4:11-12). 
• Approval Addiction: Seeking constant reassurance, rather than resting in who God says we are (Romans 8:16-17). 
• Fear-Driven Choices: Controlling or withdrawing due to fear. 
• Shame Narratives: Believing the lie that “I’m not enough,” when God says His grace is sufficient (2 Corinthians 12:9). 

The good news is that insecurity doesn’t have the final word. There are both practical and spiritual principles we can practice to grow in true security: 

• Connect to Safe People: Growth happens in community, not isolation (Hebrews 10:24-25). 
• Grace + Truth = Growth: Grace says, “You are loved as you are” (Romans 5:8). Truth says, “There’s still room to grow” (Ephesians 4:15). Both are essential. 
• Build Competence: Confidence grows through practice and perseverance (Hebrews 12:11). 
• Challenge the Lies: Replace false beliefs with grounded truths from Scripture (Romans 12:2). 
• Set Boundaries: Guard your heart against people-pleasing (Proverbs 4:23; Galatians 1:10). 
• Root Identity in the Unshakeable: God’s love is unchanging (Romans 8:38-39). Our identity is not tied to performance but to Christ (Colossians 3:3). 

Simple daily rhythms can help us move from insecurity to security: 

• Name It: Notice insecurity in action, confess it, and release it (1 John 1:9). 
• Truth Statements: Replace lies with affirmations of God’s truth (Philippians 4:8). 
• Relational Check-In: Spend time with safe people who encourage you (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10). 
• Stretch Zone: Take one small risk daily to grow beyond your comfort zone. 
• Gratitude Inventory: Write down three things you’re thankful for each day (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). 

• Which signs of insecurity do you most recognize in yourself? 
• How has insecurity affected your relationships, work, or faith? 
• Who are the safe people in your life? 
• What false belief do you repeat, and what truth can replace it? 
• Where do you need to stop people-pleasing or overextending? 
• Which daily practice will you begin this week? 
• For Christians: How does God’s love give us security? 

BOTTOM LINE: Security isn’t the absence of weakness. Rather, it’s the presence of love and truth that makes weakness safe to confront.