Do you believe in your ability to deal with the major challenges of your life? If you don't others won't either. They will watch you carefully to see what you think of yourself. Your own insecurities and doubt will translate directly into the attitudes of your peers. This is not talking about pride, arrogance, or even self-esteem. We're focusing on the inner peace that comes from knowing you are a child of God, and with His help handle whatever He asks of you. It is a refusal to wallow in the sewer of self-hatred. It is believing in your worth as a human being regardless of the pain and rejection inflicted on you by others. It is, in a word, confidence. We are often our own worst enemies when it comes to the undermining of confidence. We are His chosen disciples today-His people. Wen our little bit is combined with His greatness, the team is unbeatable. Together you and God are a majority. I can do all things through Christ who gives me the strength. Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly your doing the impossible.
Whatever a person hungers for, Satan will appear to offer. Remember Satan comes in as an angel of light (2 Cor 11:14), which means he counterfeits the voice of God. If he can get you to accept your impressions uncritically and impulsively, then he can confuse and disillusion you.
How can I deal with my own insecurities? Comparison is the root of all inferiority.
5 ways to discern the will of the Lord
1) Begin on your knees (Matt. 7:7)
2) Examine the scriptures for principles that relate to the issue at hand
3) Seek counsel from those who are spiritually mature and solid in their faith
4) Pay close attention to "providential circumstances" The Lord often speaks through doors that open and close.
5) Do nothing impulsively. Give God opportunity to speak. Until He does stall for time and concentrate on the first four approaches.
Never underestimate today, or overestimate tomorrow. Heb. 3:12 "See to it brothers that none of you has a sinful unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is today, so that none of you be hardened by sins deceitfulness. Today if you hear My voice do not harden your hearts.
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