Human Insecurity

What is it about us humans that makes us so insecure? If you would allow me to pontificate, I think the biggest reason is because we all desire to be accepted. The purest form of this desire was created by God. We were created to long for relationship with God and His creation. We long for acceptance. That longing was "bastardized" by sin. The longing remained but became a neurotic crutch for our very existence. Somewhere along the way we began to view this desire for acceptance as the end regardless of the means.

Huh? Believe it or not, I had a comical tone in mind for this post. Not sure where that first paragraph came from... just kinda came out! I was going to touch on some recent experiences I've had with people who love hearing themselves talk... love hearing themselves sound smart. I think it all comes back to the idea of being accepted. If I can sound brilliant, people will be in awe and love me and accept me. I think I'll leave the comedy for another post.

Back to acceptance... bottom line is the desire to be loved and accepted is God-designed. We long to be accepted, but the amazing reality is that God accepts us! He loves us! Regardless of the masks we wear because we think that's what He wants... or what the people in our lives want. Sure, it's a great feeling to be accepted by people, but the "empty" feeling will remain until we can truly grasp the concept that God accepts us and loves us as we are. Once we grasp that idea, the possibilities of what life can be are limitless!!!