Insecure people focus more on the weaknesses of others than on their strengths. They are quick to find fault but when something good is done, they simply pretend nothing’s going on and never say a word of appreciation. They’d rather catch you doing wrong than doing right and when they do, they make sure they say it out as nastily as they can.

When they can’t find anything wrong with you, they’ll pick on the people you associate with. The worst thing is that they do it under the pretense that they are concerned about you. In reality, they’re loud, obnoxious, mean and they drain the life out of you. As much as possible, stay away from them!

One of the often forgotten part of the Christmas story is the massacre of children in Bethlehem shortly after Jesus was born. Herod heard of the birth of Christ from the three wise men and in a brutish act to protect his position of power in Israel, he ordered the murder of all the young boys in all of Bethlehem to get rid of Jesus. He was too late though. By the time this atrocity was committed, Joseph was already transporting Mary and Jesus to Egypt.

What happened was a classic example of how much damage insecurity can cause in leadership. Herod was threatened by the rumors of a leader who was supposed to deliver Israel from oppression. He ordered the slaughter of countless children just to eliminate one particular boy who won’t definitely be doing anything political in at least twenty years.