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You need be defeated only if you are willing to be.
Following is the affirmation which I gave him—“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
I found the solution of this problem in the simple techniques of faith taught in the Bible.
The greatest secret for eliminating the inferiority complex, which is another term for deep and profound self-doubt, is to fill your mind to overflowing with faith. Develop a tremendous faith in God and that will give you a humble yet soundly realistic faith in yourself.
the trouble with most prayers is that they aren’t big enough,
Scriptures say: “According to your faith be it unto you.” (Matthew ix. 29.) So the bigger your problem, the bigger your prayer should be.
have discovered that while a man drives he thinks all kinds of thoughts. If his pattern of thought is negative, he will think many negative thoughts during the day and that, of course, is bad for him;
By filling his mind with affirmations of the presence, support, and help of God, he had actually changed his thought processes.
Lack of self-confidence apparently is one of the great problems besetting people today.
They do not believe that they have it in them to be what they want to be, and so they try to make themselves content with something less than that of which they are capable.
But he did so only when he changed his viewpoint, his mental attitude.
“Attitudes are more important than facts.” That is worth repeating until its truth grips you. Any fact facing us, however difficult, even seemingly hopeless, is not so important as our attitude towards that fact.
On the other hand, a confident and optimistic thought pattern can modify or overcome the fact altogether.
The inferiority complex victim sees all facts through discoloured attitudes.
on the contrary, you mentally visualise and affirm and reaffirm your assets and keep your thoughts on them, emphasising them to the fullest extent, you will rise out of any difficulty regardless of what it may be. Your inner powers will reassert themselves and, with the help of God, lift you from defeat to victory.
One of the most powerful concepts, one which is a sure cure for lack of confidence, is the thought that God is actually with you and helping you.
To practice it simply affirm “God is with me; God is helping me; God is guiding me.”
Affirm it, visualise it, believe it, and it will actualise itself.
Feelings of confidence depend upon the type of thoughts that habitually occupy your mind.
Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding.
Never think of yourself as failing;
So always picture ‘success’ no matter how badly things seem to be going at the moment.
Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal powers comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.
Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.
Do not be awe-struck by other people and try to copy them.
Nobody can be you as efficiently as YOU can.
Ten times a day repeat these dynamic words, “If God be for us, who can be against us?” (Romans viii. 31.) (Stop reading and repeat them NOW slowly and confidently.)
Get a competent counsellor to help you understand why you do what you do.
Ten times each day practise the following affirmation, repeating it out loud if possible. “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” (Philippians iv. 13.)
Make a true estimate of your own ability, then raise it 10 per cent.
Put yourself in God’s hands. To do that simply state, “I am in God’s hands.”
Remind yourself that God is with you and nothing can defeat you.
The essence of the secret lies in a change of mental attitude.
“Many of my patients have nothing wrong with them except their thoughts.
A primary method for gaining a mind full of peace is to practise emptying the mind.
Practise the technique of suggestive articulation, that is, repeat audibly some peaceful words.
“Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God. God alone is sufficient.”
Depending upon the words we use and the tone in which we use them, we can talk ourselves into being nervous, high-strung, and upset.
Another effective technique in developing a peaceful mind is the daily practice of silence.
Everyone should insist upon not less than a quarter of an hour of absolute quiet every twenty-four hours.
You can make the mind give you back anything you want, but remember the mind can give back only what it was first given.
How we think we feel has a definite effect on how we actually feel physically.
God is the source of all energy—energy
principles of Christianity scientifically utilised can develop an uninterrupted and continuous flow of energy into the human mind and body.
is not hard work that drains off energy, but emotional upheaval,
If the individual takes reasonable care of his body from the standpoint of proper diet, exercise, sleep, no physical abuse, the body will produce and maintain astonishing energy and sustain itself in good health.
talks about vitality and force and life. The supreme over-all word of the Bible is life, and life means vitality—to be filled with energy.
God is in you.
When we become attuned to God’s rhythm we develop a normal tempo within ourselves and energy flows freely.
“Dear God, You are the source of all energy. You are the source of the energy in the sun, in the atom, in all flesh, in the blood-stream, in the mind. I hereby draw energy from You as from an illimitable source.”
Prayer for energy
