Security or Sabotage

Lesson Two

Spotting Insecurity in Your Behavior

1. Comparison. Compare yourself toward the word around you. (the workers in the vineyard Mathew 20)

Ignore the unique function in a team Ignore God’s Grace in your life Complain about injustice toward you Judge other because of the blessings in your life.

2. Compensation. Feel as victim (Jacob Gen 27, 32) Fail in trust in God and take control by yourself

Think of take advantage and recognition of others Fight Irrational battles. Dishonesty for results

Spotting Insecurity in Your Behavior

3. Competition. Selfishness motives to win (The prodigal Son Luke 15)

Obsession in build up your own kingdom He/she want to take control of his life Criticism and judgment toward other Love and egocentric life

4. Compulsion. Word of Affirmation (Martha Luke10) Impure thought and unrealistic situation take away your focus.

Distraction of Priorities in Life Tiredness' increase because try to accomplish a lot, for wrong reasons. Tendency to be perfectionist

Spotting Insecurity in Your Behavior5. Condemnation. Judgment toward themselves

(Elisha 1 Kings 19) Distortion of reality and giving up of responsibilities.

He/she can’t see their own circumstances Complain about unjust situation around them. Is afraid of his own situation (Life)

6. Control. Want to feel value (Sara Gen 16:1-6) You Think is in winning and you are willing to put in risk your integrity to

protect your own territory. The circumstance determine your own understanding of God’s character. Tendency to manipulate the events around you. Feel as “Martyr” can’t trust no one.

• The Bible said that “you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free”(John 8:32)

• That mean that lies set us in bondage!

Stepping Into The Truth

A. Determine the trigger event that fostered the lie/bondage.

B. Discover the lie you have believed about that situation.

C. Decide what response is truthful, appropriate, and realistic.

Keys to Emotional Security

1. IDENTITY2. BROKENNESS3. PURPOSE4. GIVING and RECEIVING “THE BLESSING”

What To Do…

1. Study and MEDITATE on the Scriptures.2. Check yourself each time you COMPARE yourself to

someone.3. Focus your attention on your STRENGTHS for a

season4. Read and Listen to MOTIVATIONAL material

What To Do…

5. Identify the two or three most common LIES you believe about yourself.

6. Find someone who is “safe” to be a SUPPORT person.7. Watch for VULNERABLE situations8. Remind yourself of the TRUTH