So Long, Insecurity by Beth Moore
Week 8: Chapter 7 — The Idol Has Got to Go
Read Chapter 7 of So Long, Insecurity. Key Scripture: Isaiah 44:9-20; 1 John 5:21
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Beth makes a move that is both startling and liberating: she calls insecurity what it actually is — not just a wound, but a form of idolatry — and invites us to lay it down.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Beth argues in this chapter that insecurity, at its deepest level, is not just a psychological problem — it is a spiritual one, rooted in looking to something other than God to tell us who we are. Does calling insecurity "idolatry" feel too strong to you, or does it feel exactly right? Explain your reaction.
2.She uses the Isaiah 44 passage — where a man cuts down a tree, burns half of it for warmth, and makes the other half into a god he bows down to — to illustrate the absurdity of idol worship. What is the modern equivalent in the way we seek security? What ordinary things do we make into gods of worth and validation?
3.Beth identifies specific idols that women tend to bow to in search of security: appearance, the approval of a particular person, achievement, relationship status. Which of these has functioned most like an idol in your life — something you believed would finally make you feel okay about yourself?
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