You can read the other posts in this Decluttering Your Mind series here, here and here. Today, we will tackle the next mind cluttering topic: insecurity. 
According to dictionary.com:
–noun, plural -ties.
1. lack of confidence or assurance; self-doubt: He is plagued by insecurity.
2. the quality or state of being insecure; instability: the insecurity of her financial position.
3. something insecure: the many insecurities of life
—Synonyms
2. precariousness, shakiness, vulnerability
2. precariousness, shakiness, vulnerability
adj.
- Not sure or certain; doubtful: unemployed and facing an insecure future.
- Inadequately guarded or protected; unsafe: A shortage of military police made the air base insecure.
- Not firm or fixed; unsteady: an insecure foothold.
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- Lacking stability; troubled: an insecure relationship.
- Lacking self-confidence; plagued by anxiety: had always felt insecure at parties.
in’se·cure’ly adv. , in’se·cure’ness n. , in’se·cu’ri·ty (-kyŏŏr’ĭ-tē) n.
How many of us spend our days plagued by anxiety? I know that I have. Are we measuring up? Are we doing enough? Are we doing it right? What would people think if they knew what we really think and feel? What would people think if they knew that *gasp* I don’t have it all together, all the time?
Here is the thing: who are you trying to measure up to? If your answer is anything other than God, than you are going to continue to be insecure.
Are you doing enough, according to who? I know that I place the highest expectations on myself. The best way to evaluate if you are doing enough (in terms of your home and family) is if your relationships are solid. If your kids get the best of you and not the leftovers (same for the hubby).
Are you doing it right, again- according to who? How do we know if we are doing it right? If we are doing it according to the instruction manual, the Bible. Period.
What would people think if they knew how you really feel? Dear ones, you are NOT the only one that feels overwhelmed by the busyness of life. You are NOT the only one that wonders how to get it all done. You are NOT the only one that feels like a failure some days when her head hits the pillow.
However, that is NOT how we are designed to live. Insecurity and trying to live behind a facade of perfection are tools of the enemy to keep us in bondage. Bondage to people pleasing, instead of God pleasing. Don’t fall for the lie.
If people knew the “real” you they would love you and breathe a sigh of relief that there is one less person they feel they have to measure up to! And, if they don’t love you…God still does!
I don’t have it all together all the time. And that is okay. You are NOT alone and neither am I.
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