June 2020

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Gò0dNews for Everyone

Fear And Insecurity

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by Beth Penny

ave you ever thought about why sitcoms

be one of the best songs ever, “The Me You Made.” The

make us laugh? Why are we drawn to watch

chorus says it all: “Hey I don’t wanna spend my life,

episodes over and over? The one-liners are

Wishing I was different, That would be a waste of time,

so repeatable and make sense out of our everyday

Cause I know You love me just as I am, And I know

laughable moments. They bring to light our daily

my God don’t make mistakes, So, I’m just gonna be the

struggles and unite us as a people. Sitcoms allow us

me you made.”

to relate to others on an even level. They show that

That says it all. God doesn’t make mistakes. He

really at the roots, we are all the same. The sarcasm

has made us just the way He wants. Satan will use any

and humor brought from everyday happenings show

weakness he can to chip away at the faith that we have.

us that we have common ground. My all-time favorite sitcom is chockfull of repeatable one-liners. One main character in one episode says it all: “What must it be like not to be crippled with fear and selfloathing?” The second character answers, “Pretty good.” Cue the canned laughter. We laugh, sitting on our couches and recliners. But isn’t that the truth? We can all relate; we all struggle with fear and insecurity on some level. We spend years and sometimes even lifetimes chasing perfection: against what measuring stick? Against societal norms of what is perfect? We can all

1 Samuel 16:7 says, “And the Lord said to Samuel, Do

relate to the deep-seated insecurities that come from

not consider his appearance or his height, for I have

not feeling good enough. Eventually, those insecurities

rejected him. The Lord does not look at things people

and self-doubt not only weaken us but become

look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the

completely paralyzing. The feelings of “not enough”

Lord looks at the heart.” I encourage you to look in the

take over relationships, jobs, daily interactions, and

mirror and repeat the words, “I am enough,” because

continue to chip away at true joy and happiness. This

it’s true. You ARE enough. You don’t have to chase

is a hold that Satan uses over us. This weakens our

perfection by a warped measuring stick.

On Matthew West’s new album, he penned what might

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About The Author

spirit and makes us only a shell of what we could be. Beth Penny has taught English at Model High School since 1997. There she is also the Yearbook adviser and the Special Education Department Chair. She and her husband, Chad, have four children.


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