Satan uses insecurities, self-doubt to stop Christians from serving the Church: Life.Church pastor By Nicole Alcindor, CP Reporter for The Christian Post
A Life.Church pastor has warned that the devil will often remind Christians of their past failures and insecurities to stop them from being used for God’s purpose.
Pastor Sam Marin of the Edmund, Oklahoma, campus of Craig Groeschel’s mutli-site megachurch preached a sermon earlier this month titled, “Facing Your Insecurities.” He spoke of how many Christians struggle with self-doubt when it comes to their knowledge of the Bible, their ability to lead a small group or their ability to pray aloud.
Marin said other Christians doubt themselves because they have a sinful past or struggle with sin in their lives. And some, he added, are insecure because they were hurt by others or inflicted harm on others in different ways in their past.
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But he assured: “God knew exactly what he was doing when He made you.”
Marin told the audience to practice “self-love” by hugging themselves and saying to themselves, “I love you. You’re amazing. You’re doing great. I’m so proud of you. You’re the best and I love you.”
“Now, some of you, that felt good, right?” Marin said. “But, for some of you, that was actually hard to say, let alone believe.”
Marin turned to Ephesians 2:10, a verse written by the Apostle Paul, who tells the followers of Jesus that “we are God’s handiwork” or “masterpiece.”
“We are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago,” Marin preached. “So, what are you? You’re God’s masterpiece, you’re God’s workmanship.”
Marin said that the word “masterpiece” came from the Greek word “poiema,” which means “a creation with a designated purpose.”
