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• BELIEVE IN YOURSELF! Have faith in your abilities!

Following is the affirmation which I gave him—"I can do all

• things through Christ which strengtheneth me." (Philippians
• 4:13) He was unfamiliar with these words so I wrote them on
• a card and had him read them over three times aloud.
• Upon analysis I found that he "talked too much" simply
• because of an inferiority feeling. To compensate for it he
• succumbed to the temptation of parading his knowledge.
• Upon analysis I found that he "talked too much" simply
• because of an inferiority feeling. To compensate for it he
• succumbed to the temptation of parading his knowledge.
• to the temptation of parading his knowledge.
• 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.
• A wonderful colored woman, a cook in the home of friends
• of mine in Texas, was asked how she so completely mastered
• her troubles. She answered that ordinary problems could be
• met by ordinary prayers, but that "when a big trouble comes
• along, you have to pray deep prayers."
• Doubtless he was right, for the Scriptures say,
• "According to your faith be it unto you." (Matthew 9:29) So
• the bigger your problem, the bigger your prayer should be.
• Drive your prayers deep into your doubts, fears, inferiorities.
• Pray deep, big prayers that have plenty of suction and you
• will come up with powerful and vital faith.
• It read, "If ye have faith...nothing shall be
• impossible unto you." (Matthew 17:20)
• "If God be for us, who can be against us?" (Romans
• 8:31)
• Lack of self-confidence apparently is one of the great
• problems besetting people today. In a university a survey
• was made of six hundred students in psychology courses.
• The students were asked to state their most difficult personal
• problem. Seventy-five percent listed lack of confidence.
• Well, he got it, and he did start all over again. But he did so
• only when he changed his viewpoint, his mental attitude.
• Faith swept away his doubts, and more than enough power to
• overcome all his difficulties emerged from within him.
• Dr. Karl Menninger. He said, "Attitudes are
• more important than facts."
• Perhaps his associates view a proposition pessimistically, so
• he employs what he calls "the vacuum-cleaner method." That
• is, by a series of questions he "sucks the dust" out of his
• associates' minds; he draws out their negative attitudes. Then
• quietly he suggests positive ideas concerning the proposition
• until a new set of attitudes gives them a new concept of the
• facts.
• Your inner
• powers will reassert themselves and, with the help of God,
• lift you from defeat to victory.
• This is one of the simplest
• teachings in religion, namely, that Almighty God will be
• your companion, will stand by you, help you, and see you
• through. No other idea is so powerful in developing self
• confidence as this simple belief when practiced.
• it simply affirm "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.
• Affirm it, visualize it, believe it, and it
• will actualize itself. The release of power which this
• procedure stimulates will astonish you.
• Basil King
• once said, "Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your
• aid." Experience proves the truth of this. You will feel these
• mighty forces aiding you as your increasing faith
• reconditions your attitudes.
• Emerson declared a tremendous truth, "They conquer who
• believe they can." And he added, "Do the thing you fear and
• the death of fear is certain." Practice confidence and faith
• and your fears and insecurities will soon have no power over
• you.
• The secret is to fill your mind with thoughts of faith,
• confidence, and security. This will force out or expel all
• thoughts of doubt, all lack of confidence.
• Following are ten simple, workable rules for
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• overcoming inadequacy attitudes and learning to practice
• faith. Thousands have used these rules, reporting successful results.
• 1. Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental
• picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture
• tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to
• develop this picture. Never think of yourself as failing; never
• doubt the reality of the mental image. That is most
• dangerous, for the mind always tries to complete what it
• pictures. So always picture "success" no matter how badly
• things seem to be going at the moment.
• 2. Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal
• powers comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought
• to cancel it out.
• 3. Do not built up obstacles in your imagination. Depreciate
• every so-called obstacle. Minimize them. Difficulties must
• be studied and efficiently dealt with to be eliminated, but
• they must be seen for only what they are. They must not be
• inflated by fear thoughts.
• 4. Do not be awestruck by other people and try to copy them.
• Nobody can be you as efficiently as YOU can. Remember
• also that most people, despite their confident appearance and
• demeanor, are often as scared as you are and as doubtful of
• themselves.
• 5. 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.)
• 6. Get a competent counselor to help you understand why
• you do what you do. Learn the origin of your inferiority and
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• self-doubt feelings which often begin in childhood. Self-
• knowledge leads to a cure.
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• 7. 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) Repeat
• those words NOW. That magic statement is the most
• powerful antidote on earth to inferiority thoughts.
• 8. Make a true estimate of your own ability, then raise it 10
• percent. Do not become egotistical, but develop a wholesome
• self-respect. Believe in your own God-released powers.
• 9. Put yourself in God's hands. To do that simply state, "I am
• in God's hands." Then believe you are NOW receiving all the
• power you need. "Feel" it flowing into you. Affirm that "the
• kingdom of God is within you" (Luke 17:21) in the form of
• adequate power to meet life's demands.
• 10. Remind yourself that God is with you and nothing can
• defeat you. Believe that you now RECEIVE power from
• him.
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