Finding Freedom: How God’s Truth Healed My Insecurity

“...you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” — John 8:32

When I accepted Christ, I thought that meant I would finally be free from all my struggles. I assumed salvation would immediately silence my insecurities, anxieties, and internal battles. What I didn’t realize was that my journey toward freedom had only just begun.

Yes, Jesus saved me. Yes, He redeemed my life. But healing? That would take a little longer—and a whole lot of truth.

The Road to Freedom Isn’t Instant

I believed in Jesus, but I still listened to the lies I had internalized since childhood. As a young girl, newly arrived in a different country, I never felt like I belonged. I didn’t wear the “right” clothes. I didn’t look like the girls in the magazines. My curly hair, brown skin, and cultural background made me feel... other. And that sense of otherness became insecurity, and insecurity grew into self-rejection.

I didn’t realize that I was slowly putting myself in bondage, shackled by comparison, perfectionism, and performance.

But the Lord, in His mercy, began to shine a light into my heart. The truth hurt—but it set me free.

Psalm 139 Changed Everything

A friend once shared Psalm 139 with me. In those verses, I found not only beauty, but clarity. I was “fearfully and wonderfully made.” God had seen me, formed me, and ordained my days. Suddenly, I could trace the lies I had believed all the way back to childhood. And slowly, the truth began to replace them.

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.” – Psalm 139:13

I wasn’t the product of rejection—I was the work of His hands. The more I saw myself through His Word, the more I was free to be the woman He created.

Truth as a Sword

The world offers remedies: success, comparison, beauty, applause. But the only remedy for a wounded soul is the Word of God. It is sharper than any double-edged sword (Hebrews 4:12), capable of cutting through deception, fear, and shame.

Freedom came not from ignoring my wounds—but from confronting them with truth.

"If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." — John 8:31–32

Final Thoughts

Struggles don’t disappear overnight. Jesus never promised a life free of hardship—He promised peace in the midst of it. In John 16:33, He said, “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

What has God shown you about yourself? What truth have you resisted, but need to receive?

Let the truth of God’s Word become the loudest voice in your life.