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Believe in Yourself
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” (Philippians 4:13)
That's why you need christ. Without him, you have nothing. With Christ you
have everything you need.
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.
“If ye have faith
… nothing shall be impossible unto you.” (Matthew 17:20) He removed that one, shuffled expertly through the cards with one hand as he
drove, selected another, and placed it under the clip. This one read, “If God be for us, who can ...
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“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 toward that fact. How you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You may permit a fact to overwhelm you mentally before you start to deal with it actually. On the other hand, a confident and optimistic thought pattern can modify or overcome the fact altogether.
So if you feel that you are defeated and have lost confidence in your ability to win, sit down, take a piece of paper and make a list, not of the factors that are against you, but of those that are for you.
“God is with me; God is helping me; God is guiding me.” Spend several minutes each day visualizing His presence. Then practice believing that affirmation. Go about your business on the assumption that what you have affirmed and visualized is true. Affirm it, visualize it, believe it, and it will actualize itself. The release of power which this procedure stimulates will astonish you.
The secret is to fill your mind with thoughts of faith, confidence, and security.
Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal powers comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.
Ten times a day repeat these dynamic words, “If God be for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31) (Stop reading and repeat them NOW slowly and confidently.)
Ten times each day practice the following affirmation, repeating it out loud if possible. “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” (Philippians 4:13)
“Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God. God alone is sufficient.”
fill your personal and group conversations with positive, happy, optimistic, satisfying expressions.
To live with constant energy it is important to get your emotional faults corrected. You will never have full energy until you do.
“The way to happiness: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Fill your life with love. Scatter sunshine. Forget self, think of others. Do as you would be done by. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.”
Stop Fuming and Fretting
“Fret not thyself …” (Psalm 37:
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you …” (John 14:27)
To help reduce this tension which seems to dominate our people everywhere, you can start by reducing your own pace. To do that you will need to slow down, quiet down. Do not fume. Do not fret.
Practice being peaceful. Practice
“the peace of God which passeth all understanding.” ...
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I write you a prescription, will you follow it?” asked the doctor. This, believe it or not, was the prescription. His patient was to take off two hours every working day and go for a long walk. Then he was to take off a half-day a week and spend that half-day in a cemetery.
In astonishment the patient demanded, “Why should I spend a half-day in a cemetery?” “Because,” answered the doctor, “I want you to wander around and look at the gravestones of men who are there permanently. I want you to meditate on the fact that many of them are there because they thought even as you do, that the whole world rested on their shoulders. Meditate on the solemn fact that when you get there permanently the world will go on just the same and, as important as you are, others will be able to do the work
you are now doing. I suggest that you sit on one of those tombstones and repeat this statement, ‘… a thousand years in Thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past...
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“Fret not thyself.” (Psalm 37: 1)
Repeat slowly, quietly, bringing out the melody in each, a series of words which express quietness and peace, as, for example, (a) tranquillity (say it very deliberately and in a tranquil manner); (b) serenity; (c) quietness. Think of other such words and repeat them.
Expect the Best and Get It
How to Break the Worry Habit
“worry is the most subtle and destructive of all human diseases.”
“Worry is just a very bad mental habit. And I can change any habit with God’s help.”
We are learning that faith properly understood and applied is a powerful factor in overcoming disease and establishing health.
