- BELIEVE IN YOURSELF! Have faith in your abilities!
- 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
- 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
- self-doubt feelings which often begin in childhood. Self-
- knowledge leads to a cure.
- 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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