Book Club- Insecurity Breach: “Maze of Mirrors”

Book Club
Insecurity Breach: “The Maze of Mirrors”
6/8/25
Pastor Mark England

Life isn’t just “like a box of chocolates” … it’s a .

The maze of mirrors can create insecurities like…
1. Becoming afraid of your own .
2. Becoming discombobulated and on where you’re supposed to be.
3. Becoming in asking others who have been where you are for help.

1 Corinthians 14:33 (CSB) since God is not a God of disorder but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

Decision making 101:
If there’s in the decision, then you can find presence in it. If there’s , chaos, and disorder then God’s for it.

Philippians 4:8-9 (CSB) Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy—dwell on these things. ⁹ Do what you have learned and received and heard from me, and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.

When we’re and can’t find the , we often begin to hate the sight of our own .

Song of Solomon 1:5-6 (CSB) Daughters of Jerusalem, I am dark like the tents of Kedar, yet lovely like the curtains of Solomon. ⁶ Do not stare at me because I am dark, for the sun has gazed on me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me take care of the vineyards. I have not taken care of my own vineyard.

Every time we see our reflection, it reveals where we and everywhere we’ve . Often keeping us from seeing that God has ready for us if we will just keep .

It’s not the wrinkles, dark circles, or bags under our eyes that haut us when we gaze into our own reflection. It’s the we are standing in that caused those wrinkles, dark circles, and bags so large the skycap cannot get them to the curb that creates the chaos of insecurity in our lives.

Reflections in the maze of mirrors cause us to obsess over that took place last week instead of moving on. We also invest so much time and energy emotionally into conversations that may , instead of addressing each other with simple and .

Matthew 6:31-34 (CSB) So don’t worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ ³² For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. ³³ But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. ³⁴ Therefore don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

When the focus is “”, you won’t have time to obsess over what “”.

To Be In The Maze of Mirrors You Need a

Am I looking forward while still on the mirror.

How many times do we forfeit the right in front of us because we are too by what we just zoomed by?

Philippians 3:13-14 (CSB) Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, ¹⁴ I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.

We find ourselves in life, but often it is too late when we do. The is done.

You’re tired, energy is depleted, and your purpose for getting up in the morning is to try to that was caused only to start all over and do it again tomorrow.

Too often we allow ourselves to for what is in front of us because we are too by what we’ve already passed by.

Proverbs 29:18 (NIV) Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.

Quit looking behind you at what you think you lost! If you don’t it, you don’t it!

Philippians 4:19 (CSB) And my God will supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

We Are Created to Reflect Back to .

As every reflection tells a , that story leaves behind .

Fingerprints are the evidence that something has been and leaves behind a unique of who was there before you.

Most of the time when we face hardships, we instantly start the We usually blame the , , our or those who raised us, or those to us.

Proverbs 19:3 (CSB) A person’s own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the Lord.

Romans 5:8 (CSB) But God proves his own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 8:28 (CSB) We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.

Do you ?

Isaiah 41:10 (CSB) Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.

Stop for what you’ve had to go through to get where you are, because went through it too. the whole time.

“Why doesn’t God just remove the obstacles for those who love Him?”
If He did, we .
God you and He wants to you. The mountains and valleys in our reflections might be His way of getting your

The fingerprints of God in your past are there because He wants you to give Him the . In the good and the bad, God wants the .

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (CSB)… You are not your own,  for you were bought at a price. So glorify God with your body.

When you’re , give God the glory.
When you’re , give God the glory.
Those fingerprints in your past are there as a that was with you every step of the way, and in that reflection let !