Brad Hambrick Finding Your Confidence, Identity, & Security in Christ - Part 5
Aug 1, 2017
A talk about what biblical security looks like and how steadiness helps you interpret performance, relationships, and uncertain situations. A baseball analogy illustrates maintaining perspective amid shifting circumstances. The conversation warns against Christianized idols and making people your ultimate judge. It explores why chasing approval or “enough” leads to perpetual insecurity and misplaced priorities.
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Security Is Measured In The Unknown
- Security is specifically relevant in uncertain, incomplete, or challenging situations rather than the absence of uncertainty.
- Hambrick argues that only amid the unknown can security (like courage in fear) reveal itself and guide accurate responses.
Security Holds Hope Through Failure
- Biblical security accepts that failure, criticism, and sin will occur but prevents guilt or embarrassment from destabilizing hope.
- Hambrick anchors this in Philippians 1:6: God will complete the work He began, enabling steady perspective through ups and downs.
Ask Who Defines What Good Means For You
- Ask the core security question: Am I good enough for [blank] to identify your defining good.
- Hambrick lists possible definitions: appearance, power, Bible knowledge, money, family history, athleticism.