Keep it or you lose it

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The anatomy of self-doubt

January 2, 2016January 2, 2016 Evangelist Gretiana assignment, Christianity, depression, Discipline, faith, Inspiration, Leadership, Life, Purpose anatomy, careful, comfort zone, consequences, direction, disappoint, doubt, dread, end, fear, God, joy, lead, mess up, mistakes, risks, road, safe, self-confidence, self-doubt, self-worth, steal, thief, track, trust

Do you find it hard to trust yourself? Are you scared of taking decisions because you’re afraid to make mistakes and bear the consequences?

Self-doubt is a thief who will steal your joy, your sense of self-worth and self-confidence; it will keep you in a stupor too fearful to try things out and discover their outcome.

Self–doubt immobilizes you with fear. You dread taking risks because you do not want to fail.

But the truth is, in life we can’t achieve much without stepping out to try things out and then see what we get at the end of the road. We only have to trust God at such moments to lead and guide us in the right direction, and to bring us back on track when we go astray.

What are some of the things that provoke self-doubt?

You’ve messed up too many times in life and you’re afraid to mess up another time. You prefer to play it safe this time.
You’ve been disappointed so often; you’d rather be careful.
You’ve been hurt too much; you won’t let it happen to you again; your guards are always up.
You’ve often been told you’re no good; you now belief it’s true. You don’t want to confirm that ugly report.
The devil is plaguing you with the spirit of fear and dread. You are under captivity and you need deliverance.
You just hate trying out new things; you’re the comfort zone kind of person.

Self-doubt in itself is not bad, especially the kind that pushes you to ask questions, try out new recipes and do research to find answers. This can actually lead to self-improvement which we all need.

What I’m talking about here is the kind of negative, tormenting self-doubt that makes you to devalue yourself and to doubt your own capability at achieving anything great.

When we understand that God has promised never to leave us or abandon us, that He will not be very angry with us for messing us, that He will readily take us back and continue to love us even when we’ve made mistakes, we will be more willing to take bold steps and to leap forward, counting on Him to see us through.

So what is the cure for self-doubt?

Trust that God knows your doubt and that He’s ready to give you answers when you ask him questions. Trust that He will faithfully guide and lead you along the way. Trust that Christ in you is wisdom, power and a sound mind.

Good luck to you all as you take bold steps and great leaps forward to achieve great things in this year 2016.

I am, I can, I will…wait a minute; really?

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I’m anointed, I’m talented, I can do this thing… I’ll do it.

Yes you can, but does it all depend on your gifting and anointing? Aren’t you leaving out something or maybe SOMEONE?

I’ll like to talk about gifting, talent, anointing and the place of God in this.

I’m gifted, talented and anointed, so why can’t I just call the shots when, where and how I want? Do I really need God’s opinion seeing He’s already given me all I need for this project? If He didn’t want me to do it, would He give me all these tools? Do I really need His opinion here?

But check this out:

Our gifting and anointing does not place us above God’s sovereignty.
No matter how anointed or gifted we are we can’t force God to do what He won’t.
Our gifting and anointing is nothing else but God working through us, so we must submit to Him to get the best results.
God’s will is greater and more important than our anointing and gifting.
Sometimes we can be tempted to use our gifts and anointing for the wrong purposes, so we still need Him to guide us along.
When we focus only on our gifts and anointing leaving God out of the game we could become proud and too self-confident to give Him the glory.
In everything God must be the overall leader; we can’t drag Him along. He shows us the way. He must be GOD for the universe to function normally.
No matter how heavy the branch is with fruit, it still needs the roots and the stem to sustain itself. A declaration of independence here will be fatal.

So, no matter how gifted, talented and anointed we are we still need God; we need to work in collaboration and synchronization with, and submission to Him if we desire the best results with no embarrassments along the way.

The attitude with which we use our gifts and anointing will either ensure a continuous flow and an increase, or a steady reduction till the tap runs dry.