Build Up Your Self-Confidence

restless soul · #1 (**permalink**) 03-04-2008, 04:02 PM

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

First, we do this by building on our successes and not on 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 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 (in a healthy way) to love and accept myself as I am. As we grow in self-love, it is amazing how our self-confidence increases.

Third, and how do I build up my God-confidence? By choosing to trust him no matter how I feel. When I am lacking in self-confidence, I 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.

Fourth, 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...
—and that you love me too much to leave me as I am...

Please help me ...
to accept myself ...
as you do...
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...

Thank you for hearing and answering my prayerz...