Replacing Insecurity with Confidence

When I sat down to write this piece, I wasn’t sure where to start. I have so many experiences related to my own insecurities, both in pregnancy and motherhood after loss and infertility, and in my life outside of that experience. Which stories are worth telling? Which ones are most relatable? Which ones will connect most to what I’m learning from God about insecurity and confidence? Out of sheer curiosity and with the hope that it might spark an inspiration for which story to pick, I googled the official definition of “insecurity.” It’s not like I don’t know what the word means; I’ve lived and breathed the word for most of my life. But I thought maybe reading the textbook definition would point me in the right direction for where to begin. God sure knows what He’s doing. The first definition of the word reads, “ uncertainty or anxiety about oneself; lack of confidence.” This is exactly what I’m feeling right now- uncertainty about myself as a writer. Do ...