Strengthen Your Self-Confidence

Lacking self-confidence is par for the course for most of us because we all struggle with this to some degree. So how do we overcome?

 

First, we need to build on our successes and not our failures ... and on what we can do, not on what we can't do! For instance, I may be a terrible bricklayer but that doesn't make me a terrible or bad person.

 

Second, more importantly, building up our self-confidence needs to come from within ... that is, building up my belief in myself. This comes mostly from being open, honest and transparent with at least one or two trusted friends to whom I reveal my total self—warts and all. As they love and accept me as I am, little by little I learn to love and accept myself as I am. And as we grow in a healthy self-love, it is amazing how our self-confidence increases.

 

Third, how do I build up my God-confidence? I do this by choosing to trust him no matter how I feel. When I am lacking in self-confidence, I just keep saying to God, "I'm afraid but I choose to trust you in this situation." Eventually my feelings catch up with my choice to trust God.

 

We also build up God-confidence through experience ... by stepping out and practicing faith in God and doing what we believe he wants us to do. As we see God using us, our God-confidence grows.

 

Dear God...

thank you ...

that you love ...

and accept me as I am ...

please help me to do the same ...

and help me to grow ...

to become the person ...

you want me to be ....

so that my God-confidence ...

and self-confidence will increase greatly...

all for the glory of your name and not mine...