Self Confidence

 

Self confidence all comes from the thoughts in our mind.

I am sure all who read my Blog and my comments on theirs, will think I am a very self confident person.

Well, this may surprise you, because I am not!

It's taken me years to build up confidence.

And still I have times of terrible self destruction in my mind.

WORDS...

Our Words to our self..

And the Words of others to us!

Can do much to destroy our self esteem and confidence.

In my first marriage (over thirty years) I was constantly told I was stupid.

So much so, that I believed it.

  and I sometimes still tell myself this, often aloud!!

Then I have to remind myself, WHO I am in Christ.

And that God loves me,  just as I am.

In His Word.....and His Word is truth, 

He tells me He lovingly formed me.

“And yet, O Lord, you are our Father. 

We are the clay, and you are the potter. 

We all are formed by your hand.” (Isaiah 64:8)

I was formed by God's hand, now that can make me feel better!

By this I know, I am not so bad after all. 

Sometimes our thoughts are completely wrong.

Our mind can run away, thinking something that is not true.

When this happens I/you/we, need to ask ourselves.

"Where is the evidence to what I am thinking?"

An Example:

A friend doesn't call you, so YOU THINK they don't care.

*When the truth is, they have problems of their own and they are waiting for you to call them.

You attend a new church and not many, or no one, come to greet you.

So you feel unworthy, unwanted.... and walk away, despondant, never to return.

*INSTEAD, you could walk forward and introduce yourself to those around you. 

Proverbs 23:7 says..

"As a man thinketh in his heart, so he is."

We think with our feelings, and our emotions. So that's where the devil attacks.

In our most vulnerable place. 

He wants us to feel unwanted and unloved.

He wants to reduce our self image, and esteem.

He wants to take away our confidence, that we are beloved of God.

"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood,

but against principalities, 

against powers, 

against the rulers of the darkness of this age,  

against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."

Ephesians 6:12 

When I get down in spirit and my thoughts are misconstrued. 

I speak scripture aloud because I know it is the Sword of the Word..

I know that if I resist the devil, he will flee from me.

"For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God 

for pulling down strongholds.

2 Corinthians 10:4

Because...

"I have been crucified with Christ; 

it is no longer I who live, 

but Christ lives in me; 

and the life which I now live in the flesh 

I live by faith in the Son of God, 

who loved me and gave Himself for me."

Galatians 2:20

AMEN

Refresh your soul.....God loves me/you/us.

Feeling Sorry For Yourself?

                                                                        Michael Oher

I guess we all feel sorry for ourselves at times...
However, it doesn't get you anywhere if you let it control your life..

Life goes on and we can accept our lot, of continually blame it for not blossoming.

Last night I watched a POWERFUL DVD....  'The Blind Side'

It was the real life story of a big hearted young man named Michael Oher who was a homeless child from a very young age.

In his own words, Michael says he doesn't hold grudges against anyone for the misfortune he encountered as a child.
"I don't dwell on anything,
I'm not going to feel sorry for myself because I didn't have a place to stay a lot of time.
It is what it is.
We've got to go through some things in life.
Take it and run with it."

I have ordered this DVD for my children for Christmas..
It has a valuable lesson..
It's not where you come from, but where you are going in the future.
Let Christ Shine in Your Life.

Jeremiah  1:5                                                                                                                        

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,                                                        

Before you were born..... I set you apart'"

HEALTH Issues BLOG

In case you haven't noticed,
I have began a Health Issues Blog.->->->->->->->->->->

After reading many other Blogs and realising how little people know to help themselves, I decided to ASSIST!

Once you are sick, health care costs in time, money and stress.

Preventative treatment will help alleviate much of this.

If a posting helps, print it out and keep it for future reference. 

My first two postings (so far)....there will be many more.

 Are simple and test effective. 
1.  Magnesium, it is invaluable!!                          
2. Water worth more than gold. 

On Right Side Bar....Great  "HELP WIDGETS":
Including....

A Course of Miracles:
Encouragement for daily living and a foundation for inner peace..... 

Wellness Tip of the Day.                                                              

For exercise, Healthy cooking and eating,

for Quit smoking.

and Weight Loss...

Stress Interpretation:

How stressed are you??

Subjects discussed: Do you work too much?

Suffer from insomnia?

Serious illness or Injury.

or Sex Difficulties???

Check out Skin Conditions.

A Brain Tester I.Q. Test.

THEN

*Widgets for Children*

Let the children help with cooking and learning about nutrition.

Healthy Foods Tips...

Teaching Children

Grades 4-5

Reading tip of the Day.

Daily Language and Art.

Crystal Mary's Tip: When children play sports and exercise they are stimulating the right and left hand sides of the brain. 

This help's with co-ordination as well as learning.

Help your child to help themselves.  

"You Raise Me Up" by Celtic Women

A Very Special Verse of Wisdom and Encouragement.

Proverbs 3: 5-6
Trust In The Lord With All Your Heart..
Lean NOT On Your Own Understanding
In All Yor Ways Acknowledge Him!
And He, Will Direct Your Paths....~`~`~