This week at church we split into our groups and took these quizzes, to find out what our top flaws were. All of our answers varied but for my top flaw I got insecurity. As our teacher looked around the room she realized that a lot of top flaws were insecurity. She suggested that we look up Christian ways to build confidence. So here's what I came up with:
Brandi mentioned that at a confidence boosting seminar her friend went to the instructor made her look in the mirror and say ten times "I like you!" Now for those outgoing, bubbly people out there this doesn't sound hard at all. On the other hand the shy, insecure people out there you're thinking uhhh.........nope! But even if it does make you feel silly and embarrassed especially in front of other people, it does make you face your fears. Insecurity and shyness go hand in hand.
Another way is to meet someone new. Now this might be, for the shy insecure people, a downright nightmare. I understand what this means. It scares me too. Sometimes we have too get out of our comfort zones.
Spend time in the bible. God's word will give us confidence. Constantly it will help us raise our self-esteem.
Find an accountability partner who can pray with you and lift you up when you are feeling low.
Now this wouldn't be quite whole if I didn't back it up with scripture :)
James 5:16 Confess your faults to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed, the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
So many times insecurity and shyness springs from fear. But in Jesus Christ there is no fear.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God gave us not a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, love, and self control.
John 20: 21 Jesus said to them, "Peace be with you, for as the Father sent me, I am sending you."
God has given us peace, we do not need to fear if only we will take it. We don't need to hold onto our insecurity. In order to tell other people about our faith we must have confidence. In our faith and in ourselves. God doesn't want us to muddle through life shying away from everything. We have to leave behind our fear and hold onto our peace.
Brandi mentioned that at a confidence boosting seminar her friend went to the instructor made her look in the mirror and say ten times "I like you!" Now for those outgoing, bubbly people out there this doesn't sound hard at all. On the other hand the shy, insecure people out there you're thinking uhhh.........nope! But even if it does make you feel silly and embarrassed especially in front of other people, it does make you face your fears. Insecurity and shyness go hand in hand.
Another way is to meet someone new. Now this might be, for the shy insecure people, a downright nightmare. I understand what this means. It scares me too. Sometimes we have too get out of our comfort zones.
Spend time in the bible. God's word will give us confidence. Constantly it will help us raise our self-esteem.
Find an accountability partner who can pray with you and lift you up when you are feeling low.
Now this wouldn't be quite whole if I didn't back it up with scripture :)
James 5:16 Confess your faults to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed, the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
So many times insecurity and shyness springs from fear. But in Jesus Christ there is no fear.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God gave us not a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, love, and self control.
John 20: 21 Jesus said to them, "Peace be with you, for as the Father sent me, I am sending you."
God has given us peace, we do not need to fear if only we will take it. We don't need to hold onto our insecurity. In order to tell other people about our faith we must have confidence. In our faith and in ourselves. God doesn't want us to muddle through life shying away from everything. We have to leave behind our fear and hold onto our peace.
(Peace out!) JesusFreakTeen
