Feeling like a Grasshopper?

The Jewish spies felt like "grasshoppers" when they saw the size of the people who lived in the promised land (Numbers 13:33). So they got scared, lost their faith in God and discouraged the Israelites from crossing into it. As a result, they wandered aimlessly through a desert for 40 years until that generation of hardhearted, unbelieving, and ungrateful Jews died off.

Insecurity is the fruit of comparison. When we compare ourselves to others we feel inadequate and insecure which can lead to hopelessness, anger, and rebellion. This is what happened to the Israelites. They sank so deep in frustration that they were ready to pick a new leader to take them back to Egypt (into slavery again) and stone Moses for leading them out of there.

Therefore, it is unwise to compare ourselves to others, especially comparing our weaknesses to others strengths. We will always find people who are better than us in some things and worse than us in others. Comparing ourselves in these ways will lead to frustration or pride.

Insecurities always reveal some faulty belief. Our hearts are believing some lie. "I'm inadequate", "I'm worthless" etc... The Israelites saw themselves as grasshoppers (inadequate). They also abandoned their faith in the ONE who could give them the victory (and make them adequate).

I am adequate, and strong, and capable today because I am a Child of God. I am not a grasshopper.

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