Hi ladies! Mom just sent me the commissioning statement to post on the blog. She also wanted me to tell you that you’re the teachers pets. We love you! -Amanda
My Dear Sister
If Christ is Your Savior
You are the dwelling place
Of His own Spirit
You have it IN YOU
to be secure.
Every day of your life
You have a choice to make
You can live in your old defeat
Or you can turn from your unbelief
And choose life
Make up your mind
To put off the old you
And put on the new you.
Never, ever, ever forget
That the Lord is your security.
He will keep your foot
From being caught in a trap.
He will take care of you
To your very last breath.
Now, leave this place
And go out into the world
And act like a person
Who knows she’s dearly loved.
You were born to be exceptional.
So, Girlfriend, go forth
And walk worthy of your calling.
You are clothed in strength and dignity!
Now unto Him
Who can keep you from falling
Be glory and majesty
Power and authority
Through Jesus Christ our Lord
Now and forever more
Amen.
So Long, Insecurity!
Amanda, I wanted to say also that I am so glad that Curtis is home and recovering! I know that must have worried all of you, and we will give God all the glory for his healing!
Love,
Rhonda
Kalamazoo, Michigan
There were close to 70 people from our church who travelled to Denver (hour and a half) and it was AWESOME!!! I loved the book and it was great to have Ephesians 4:1-5:2 to study today. Thank you, Lord, for all the words you gave Beth. Beth, thank you for your faithfulness in serving Him this week. You didn’t use any “Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” analagies! I don’t know that book, but it sounds cute. I plan on spending tomorrow afternoon processing what we learned today and am so glad for this message. On a lighter note, Beth, how did you stand there so long with a broken toe in those shoes? And, you DID have a perfect hair day…adorable! Travis, we loved the worship music..so good! Can’t wait to see wha tthe Lord does with us 300,000 in this generation! We’ll have lots to talk about in heaven.
Such an amazing day…We had a group of over 300 in Chico, CA…Travis was so wonderful and, of oourse, I got a word from God via Beth…So much to think about…I hope you all are safe from that scary weather…God Bless
What a wonderful day. I prayed God would have a special word for me today. After the simulcast was over my Mom and I went shoe shopping. When we left the store with what we purchased my Mom said, “Now we will walk in security with our new shoes” It will be a great reminder to me personally.
I just want to thank you so much, when you came back after lunch today and shared the story about the pinata, i know it was just a segway into the next segment, but that ministered to me so deeply I have tears as I write this. I was at the simulcast with my 18 year old daughter who is a senior in high school. She looked over at me at that moment and said, Mom, that is soooo something you would do……she is not an emotional girl, of few words most times and what that screamed to me so loud and clear in that simple statement of hers was…she gets it, she gets my heart for God. Amid all the mistakes I have made as a mom, she sees Christ through me….she knows I am imperfect but that my love for Him is real…..she was proud as she said it, not in a prideful kind of way, but in a “I love that my mom loves the Lord” kind of way. My biggest fear and biggest insecurity is that I will let God down and lead someone away from Him, not toward Him (especially our children). Today, you helped me see that I was not leading her astray because of my parental failures, she sees Him in me……I just bawled as we held hands at the end and spoke security and life over each other. Thank you again for your obedient spirit and for letting Christ speak through you, I am humbled by your service.
I also went with my daughter today and it was wonderful. Thank you so much for bringing this message.
Wow! The event today was wonderful, I had so much fun with my friend from church. God is doing a mighty work in the hearts of His girls. So long insecurity!
Thank you so much for today.
THANK YOU! I am a visual person so to see this and write it down will make it “stick” in my head.
Beth and Travis, YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE ANOINTED than today from Atlanta. Unbelievably awesome. I had Spirit tears before the chorus of the first song. How I’ve missed worshiping with both of you live! Can’t wait ’til August in Richmond, VA for more upending in grace and rebounding in love.
B = beautiful
E = encouraging
T = theologically accurate
H = holy
M = mentor
O = optimistic
O = overflowing
R = radiant
E = energetic
Simply the best! To God be all the praise and glory! /a
Love this!
I’ll second that! =)
Beth, You did a beautiful job today…That moment with us all holding hands….INSPIRED! (far beyond how inspired Cloudy with Meatballs would have been (-;)…Seriously one of the more beautiful moments in my life…..300,000 of us joined together in His name..to truly own that we are indeed His dearly loved children. Beth, Thank You…you do Him much Glory….
Enjoyed today simulcast. Never ceases to amaze me how God works. I’ve been attending live session in Houston & have met several ladies & now connect on facebook with, and some of us decided to meet each week when we can to continue fellowshiping & doing the Insecurity Blog questions together which I printed out for each of us. We all live different miles from Beth church location so we try to meet at a restaurant around there.
Today I went to Clear Lake Baptist (closest location to me) & look over & saw another lady I met at Houston live session & she came & sat with me. She gave me her info to keep in touch as she has been praying & God is leading her to go teach children in Indonesia in July for 2yrs. WOW.
I moved from CT & be here 4yrs come July. God sure has Blessed me in allowing me to come hear Beth Moore live and to meet new friends.
This book is really good & It is helping me to become more Secure as a woman of Christ. I’m a princess to the King 🙂
May God continue to Bless Beth Moore, her staff (They are so sweet & nice at the church sessions), LPM, & all their families.
Have a Blessed day,
Cyndi C.
(Friendswood, TX)
this is awesome! thanks!
Beth,
Thank you SO much for today! Your message was truly a blessing to me. Thank you so much for posting the commissioning message we recited to each other! After I left the simulcast I was thinking to myself that it would be great to have a copy of it to be able to read. I a going to print it out and glue it in my journal :). Thanks again so much for today.
I could not wait to get home and share with my 3 daughters, 7, 9 and 11. I am bursting at the seems and want to share this message with every little girl I come in contact with! Thank you Beth Moore for being such an inspiring and awesome messenger! You delivered it and I have received it!
I am clothed in strength and dignity!! Praise you Father! I am so loved by you Papa!!! You were so good to us today. You lavished your love all over us and set us free!!! I will enter your gates with thanksgiving and enter your throne room with Praise. You are who you say you are…The Almighty, All powerful, Most High God, Everlasting Father, King of Kings and Lord of Lords…our Delight, the Love of my Life and my One and Only True and Living God. Thank you for setting me free today!
Thank you Siesta Mama from the bottom of my heart!!!
From one SECURE WOMAN TO ANOTHER AND ANOTHER AND ANOTHER….GLORY TO GOD!!!
I worshiped with you from El Paso, Texas today and was SO SO SO blessed by your message and the praise and worship music. God moved in our midst today in a mighty way. Thank you Beth for being the willing vessel!!! Big love from Texas!!!!!
Thank you Beth and each and everyone involved in making this simulcast happen. What a blessing!!! Could relate to your “nose” story. I too, as I have gotten older, don’t really feel insecure about my big nose, and hope to one day be happy with it!! Oh how I want to start my days bathed in the love of my Father and not allow the need of affirmation (or the fear of rejection) to control my thoughts and actions. Thanks for being transparent and open with us. God is doing a mighty work through you and your ministry!!
Shirleen
Greenville, SC
I cried tears of joy all day. The worship was awesome and the words were TRUTH to my heart and soul. I am tearing up just typing this. Breaking Free, Believing God and So Long Insecurity….life changing for me. God’s Word speaks truth in every way! I so loved seeing you “live” instead of just videotaped messages and pictures. You better believe I have my tickets to see you in Lexington, KY this summer. Can’t wait to hear what God has planned for you and me with that one! Thank you so much for loving women. Thank you so much for using life’s hurts to heal EVERYONE! Thank you for being REAL!
Excellent message. Put off and Put on is the only way to live. Speak it Beth.
Praying your whole family gets a chance to rest the rest of the weekend.
Beth,
You were on top of your game today and gave me much to think about. Interestingly I had planned to attend today just to hear Gods word (in general), but it was interesting -you specifically said “look for a specific word for you”. I was there to hear – but maybe hadn’t necessarily planned on hearing something just for me. But I did hear something – and I plan to utilize it and move on with my life with every ounce of security I can muster up in Christ.
THANK YOU!
To Amanda,
I am praying for the recovering of your dear husband and for rest and strength for you.
To Beth,
You are amazing. I admire you so much for “doing the thang”!!! I so want “to do the thang”. I attended the Simulcast in Valdosta, GA. I had prayed this week asking God why all the studying of His Word and sincere prayers for years had proven ineffective in living a life of freedom, peace, and joy. Then you talked about forgiveness and believing that you are forgiven and experiencing it deep in our being to truly experience security. And that all of the stuff we do is like cold water being poured on hot concrete and it just evaporates … well it was like God was himself speaking those words to me. I struggle with this area of insecurity in all areas of my life. If there was never a more “messed” up person than you, then there has never been a more insecure person than me. Please pray for me that I will do this “thang”. Satan attacks me in areas that keep me in this cycle of insecurity. I want to be a secure woman of God and live an exceptional life!
Thank you so much! You are such a blessing to the Body of Christ! God has brought me out of some really incredible bondages and places the last few years and now I am walking in out…it is so cool to walk free with Jesus! Thanks for the encouragement to keep living it out! Blessings, Gabby
First I want to thank you,thank you,thank you.I brought my mom today it was such a significant day.God had spoke to me several weeks ago to bring her which wasnt easy since she was the very root of my insecurity.But God is big and he did such a work today.I love him and know him and I have a personal relationship with him but she doesnt.But today a miracle took place.She excepted and I forgave.She asked Jesus into her heart today and felt His presence.Then when you had us face each other and pray the commission over each other I could see in her eyes how she is broken and hurt and all I could do was see and feel how Jesus sees her and I forgave.I moved from my insecurity to his security and did it with her by my side thank you for your obediance to God and your love for us women it is an upward spiral that I love to be in.
What a blessing this morning it was out here in Southern California!!! Thank You Living Proof Ministries! I was humbled and awestruck by God’s mighty work and His power as He spoke deeply to women all across North America. And to experience it with a good friends and family – it just doesn’t get much better than that! Praise the Lord for the New Thing He is doing in the hearts and lives of women. I am sitting on the edge of my seat to see what He does next.
Just wanted to say Thank you for today! It was truly amazing to feel God’s power and love at work. I’ve battled insecurity most all of my life and am truly inspired and moved to say “So Long”!! Just hearing that it is, first, a mind change really helped me understand the first steps I need to take! Thank you Beth!!!!
What a fabulous day! Thank you for your obedience and your passion to share the love of Jesus through the teaching of HIS Word. I want to be EXCEPTIONAL. Can’t wait! Love you and your whole staff.
I was in Kenosha, WI for the simulcast event today.
It was great!
I learned:
1) in many ways insecurity is selfish behavior
2) continuing to live in your insecurity is a choice
I am moving forward and it feels great. As a mom of 2 girls I want to pass on the joy of being secure in Jesus!
Thank you thank you thank you thank you Beth!!!! You did it again! Reached right inside and filled me with pure goodness and zest!! And I know God was smiling down upon you as you delivered His Message to all of us!! Thank you to God for giving us you and thank you to you for being a beautiful willing vessel. What an inspiration! I did not want it to end and so wished I could’ve sat across the table or in the same room to hear what you said today! But I received the message and cannot wait to look over my notes, pray and read and see what He’s going to do with me and in me.
Thank you Beth and to all that helped make the event happen!
Earlier this week, I saw a sign on a child’s wall that said “Jesus Loves Me, This I love!” Beautiful! 🙂
I was really encouraged by the teaching, the worship, and the fellowship with the ladies from my church who travelled across the border to Maine to watch today’s conference! Exciting to be reminded that we are not alone but that we as women seeking after God, can make a real difference, if we will live out today’s message!
Really powerful teaching that we, who have been “in” the church for a while, sometimes forget “what we’ve been taught” to the point of not walking in it. Thanks for that Truth!
As a young woman, I am also encouraged, Beth, Melissa, Amanda and Living Proof Ministries staff, that your ministry reaches out to women of all ages! We can all learn so much from one another! Thank you for to being faithful to the vision God puts in your hearts! Look forward to what is next!
Thanks for this! I had to leave Woodstock right before the commissioning, because it takes four hours plus to get home and it was pouring rain. I was listening to some of my “Breaking Free” CDs on the way home and had to stop at Starbucks down the road to get something besides Beth to keep me awake in the monotony of the rain. (No little cardboard holder on my cup about having a great hair day!) Then I turned on the radio for one flat 1/2 minute to hear some women (Honestly!) singing about “plastic reconstruction” — “I know it’s about the inside, but a woman has her pride . . .” and I switched off the radio.
Charlotte from Charlotte
Attended SLI conference at a host church in St.John, IN. Awesome message!!! Thanks for your faithful service for the kingdom!
Wish I was able to visit my home state and made it back to Atlanta for the conference; however, I visited a church in Colonial Heights, VA where I now live, to watch the simulcast. So glad I didn’t miss it. With twins and a toddler…well the pregnancies…have left me with many insecurities. I’ve never been ready to say so long to them. Thank you for your great message. I’ve followed your studies since I was 19 and I’ve never been let down. You are by far the hostess with the mostess! 🙂
Thank you! Thank you! I was afraid I would forget what
we repeated! It was so awesome!!! Thank you Beth for
sharing your love and spirit with us. I was watching
from Clovis, NM. God bless you dear lady!
Thanks again
I cannot tell you of all the emotions I feel following the simulcast with you this afternoon in Columbus, Ohio. It was an awesome, moving, spiritual event. I am so thankful to have been present with some 500 women and to hear what touched my heart right where I am in my journey. Thank you for sharing what Ephesians said to us as women. Thanks you so much for saying yes to God.
Awesome day in Woodstock! The facility was perfect,the guests all smiles and friendly, the box lunch tasty and I learned to use a GPS!!! But most importantly, I was reminded in God’s sweet servant Beth how powerful our security in Christ can be. “Remember what you were taught.” I love you Jesus and I thank you for Beth.
Sister Beth,
Was in Woodstock today and blessed immensely as I knew I would be. Thank you for your obedience to our Lord and Savior. I am looking forward to the Bible study on insecurity that I am sure will come eventually. Love you.
Tammy
God confirmed so many things He has been speaking to me through the event today. I had a terrible bout of unbelief (insecurity on steriods) last night and over and over during worship, as I wept, I felt God’s love and forgiveness. I had a glimpse of what Peter may have felt when Jesus appeared to him after denying Him three times. So much love…I just need to decide each day to truly believe it in my mind, walk it out and then live in the joy of feeling it all the way to my marrow. I love you Beth and your whole team. I thank God for the way He uses y’all every time I think of you.
I almost didn’t go today. I could not find one single person to go with me! But I thought…I am not going to go to a simulcast about how to break free from insecurity because I am too insecure to go alone? Not on your life. I called up my boss at 8:30pm last night to take off work and I tried preparing myself for going alone- and I am SO glad I did. It is crazy how Beth kept saying there were 300,000 women listening but felt as if she was only talking to me!
Thanks so much for posting the commissioning statement! Luckily I was the third wheel with 2 seemingly secure women because I was bawling my eyes out I could not repeat a single word! I am so excited to start my journey as a secure woman. I will no longer let my insecurity keep me from living my life…even if that means having to put on a swim suit… I’d better stop. Just got heart palpitations typing that!
Kelley, I’m so proud of you for going alone!
I went alone too, and I was have the same feelings as you, but I thought surely when I get there I would have a conversation with some of the ladies then begin to relax alittle. It was actually was harder than I thought, so I just kept talking to the
Lord. When we had to join hands at the end_a lady ask me to join her. It was very nice of her, but she does not know just holding hands is very different for me, since my mother did not bond with me very much. I cannot remember her ever just giving me a hug. And looking this lady in the eyes, is way out there for me, I had a hard time doing that also. My insecurity had dragged me down the drain__to a road leading to nowhere. Depending on God to try all these new things I was afraid of was new and I know God was with me, but I have begin stepping out of my comfort zone to reach out to others alittle more.
Thanks so much for today! God has used you to guide me closer to Him for years, and today’s lesson spoke to me so much. Be safe traveling home.
One of 300,000!
Praying for Curtis and noticed that Beth did not limp….was surprised since you broke your toe earlier this week. Prayed a bunch for you all.
Congrats to Amanda, btw, for getting the extra weight off that you had been working on. God is setting me free from my weight struggles. He told me so!
We woke up to tornado sirens this morning but God was with us and we had a great day in Hamburg AR at First Baptist Church. Cudos to our steering committee, good food and plenty of cookies!! The message was incredible and I am praying for a hundred fold increase on the seeds of faith planted this day.
Thank you for reminding me that GOD LOVES ME and I need to be secure in that love. Thanks also for reminding me that insecurity is really the sin of unbelief. Lastly, thanks for your teaching on forgiveness. I must forgive those who hurt me and not let them “get” to me. It was a great day to worship with my sisters at Northside Baptist Church in Hobbs, as well as my dear friends/sisters from my home church. I will remember this day for a long, long time!!!
M.J. in Lovington, NM
Unto Him Who Is Able To Keep Me From Falling…. Jude 24. My Favorite Verse! I had it Tatooed on my foot! (No pun intended)
Xo
Best Saturday ever! I loved it when the camera crew panned over the main host site so we could see you women worshipping with us. It would make me cry a little…
Can you even believe those songs we sang?!? Amazing.
Thank you, thank you for a beautiful word spoken. I am in awe of Jesus, in awe of this community, in awe of your passion to teach us.
I am so grateful. We are sooo dearly loved Siestas…
Please keep in prayer for the people in Mississippi and across the country.
Also, keeping prayer for a safe return home for Beth and your daughter.
Beth,
Oh my goodness, we almost feel outta the chairs when you mentioned Kodiak, AK not just once, but twice today! Who would believe it??!! That was awesome. It was even more awesome to share in God’s party celebrating our security in Him. WOW! It was an experience to remember. I know in my human self, I will be tempted by day’s end to go back to my insecurity patterns but I’m praying to skip past them and move on with my unique plan and focus my thoughts on that instead.
On a side note, sometime when you are planning a new study, you should think about joining us in Kodiak, AK. It’s one trip you certainly wouldn’t have to beg your man to go on with you. We’ve got the absolute best fishing and hunting there is. Our Bible Study group would LOVE to be your group for studying with when you put together the next DVD. Of course, we don’t actually care about the DVD, we’d just love to have YOU here.
Beth, thank you so much for being God’s vessel to get that word out to so many of us. You inspire me!
Praying for you girl.
Oh, and just to put a notch in your security meter for today – your hair not only looked great but you had the most darling little outfit on too!
What a day we day today. All I can say is Beth Moore – Thank you so much. I have always been secure but we recently moved down here to Katy, TX and I was starting to feel insecure about meeting friends. You see, I was in Women’s Ministry back home and I was very involved with my kids school plus my parents and my sister are back home. I know no one here. However, last night a mom I know not very well said she would go with me today and I am so glad she did. I would have gone by myself if need be. I thank God for my husband who watched out kids today so I would go see you Beth and worship with a lot of women who love the Lord as much as I do. I miss my girlfriends back home very much and I hope someday I will have a lot of friends here so we can all come see you. I am ready now to go out and meet women in my neighborhood. Off with the old me and in with the new.
Thanks you Beth,Travis and CCN for an awesome simulcast. Your message from God was delivered straight to the heart. We are so blessed to be able to share you and your teaching with 300,000 women who want security in our lives.
Singing “Jesus Loves me this I know” as I daily put off my old self and put on my new self
So glad to be the teachers pet too
Love you
Carolyn
Oceanside,Ca
Just a few days ago I admitted to my counselor I had a plan. Get my children settled into our new home, make life organized, in order, and then accidently “lose my life” I wrote these questions the day after I told my counselor my plans.
“I have so many questions swirling. I do not see the stinkin thinkin because I am so tired and miserable. I can acknowledge it but cannot resolve my issues any other way that makes logical sense Life has to end it cannot go on forever Nothing changes and no matter how hard I try I cannot change anything. Why do I want to give up. I wait for God to act but do not see Him in the word as living anymore. I just want to lie down and close my eyes. What was it that changed for me? My environment and home have always been important to me. I have to be around order and beauty. If I don’t have it I want to make it that way. If I can’t make it that way I want to die. I cannot walk thru the muck anymore. My legs cannot carry me. I feel like a zombie. Why can’t one person care. ONE person love ME. If not one person can then I can’t. I didn’t want to come home last night and came home after the boys had gone to bed, but this morning my little
Little Luke put his face against mine to say goodbye before he got on the bus. It was sweet it was tender it was love. I’m fearful that he will only grow up to hate me just like my other children. My husband turns them away from me by making me out to be such a horrible bad person. He says he doesn’t do this but I hear his words to me. They hear his words to me. I’m going to lose.
Do I come in again today? The pain in my chest paralyzes me. I can’t lift my head. I can’t stop crying. Do I just take my meds again? I asked my husband to talk to me. He now calls you my “precious” dr. How can you be wrong? I’m so confused what I want is what I know. What I trust is not what I know. I’m so tired. I feel like I’m falling and it feels good to let go. What do I do.”
Leann
A few days after my email to my counselor I saw your simulcast advertisement. Begged my dtr to go with me. All the while I was doubting God, no she won’t go, no your presence won’t be there, your word is dead. I had given up on God. My daughter went with me, God spoke to me, My dtr accepted Christ, and my other three younger children will have a mom til GOD decides to take me home. This WAS my life, NOW my life has been SAVED!
Thank you Beth, TODAY God used you to speak to me.
Leann~ I was so saddened by your first two paragraphs! But, I am SOOOOOOOOO glad you joined us at the simulcast today and had a radical change of thinking. You heard some powerful words from the Lord. Keep them front and center. Put on your NEW SELF and take off the old. The enemy of your soul will bombard you with MUCH insecurity talk, but DO NOT BELIEVE him! He’s a liar! I will be praying for you to continue in your resolve to be a mom to your kids! THEY NEED YOU TO BE THEIR MOM!! Please know that other gals on this blog will be praying for you also even if they might not respond to you.
Please join me in praying that God will bring a Christian friend into your life who can walk alongside you through this journey. REMEMBER THAT GOD DIDN’T MAKE ANY JUNK! You are fearfully and wonderfully made and Jesus loves you more than you will ever know. Tell Him you need to FEEL that love right now and then just sit back and let the love overflow you.
I will be praying for you and watching for you on this blog!
Your friend,
Joy
I am so excited that your daughter accepted Christ as Savior today! Another sister in Christ!
Leann,
your post tugged at my heart. I have written your name down on my spiral — and I will pray for you. It is now Sunday, I am trusting our great GOD and hoping you got to a service today to help you build up that new self. I know the next few days the Enemy will do everything in his power to discredit your joy –do not let him.
Michelle
Leann,
As I read your note, my heart squeezed within me because I know the feelings you described, as well as the incredible joy of mercifully being pulled out of a similar pit by the Lord. Here are some verses that have become very precious to me since that time. Your note brought them to mind when you mentioned walking through the muck.
Psalm 40:1-3
I waited patiently for the Lord;
He turned to me and heard my cry.
He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
Out of the mud and mire;
He set my feet on a rock
And gave me a firm place to stand;
He put a new song in my mouth,
A hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear
And put their trust in the Lord.
Your testimony has done this (brought others to put their trust in the Lord) – beginning with your daughter. What a great example of what Beth was talking about yesterday – that our most difficult circumstances can be used to bring glory to God in special ways!
Praying for you!
Laura