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October 5, 2016
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I needed to hear this message. God gave me a high-profile position at a prominent organization at two different times. But I feared. I feared I wouldn’t do well and I feared my own pride. I used these two things to quit both opportunities. I found myself in a role I’m not happy in and quite frankly, one I don’t believe God intended for me to be in. My fear and lack of confidence led me to disobedience and quit the jobs he had placed me in. It was eye-opening and perhaps a bit freeing to hear that it wasn’t my faith that was the issue, it was my self-confidence. I have always struggled with not being good enough, at school, at work and in relationships. As the blog says, I don’t want my lack of self-confidence be the reason I am not able to fulfill what God has for me and has for His kingdom. This has given me so much to pray for. Thank you for the clarity and the teaching.
Thank you for your openness and encouragement. I’m delighted that God encouraged you through my article. I prayed for you!
Hi am a runner and I have been feeling that I am no long the best and that my coaches will soon see that I am not longer there top runner and well give up on me got any advice on how to get that out of my head.
Hi am a runner and I have been feeling that I am no long the best and that my coaches will soon see that I am not longer there top runner and well give up on me got any advice on how to get that out of my head
Hello, Kaylee. It is indeed really tough when others don’t believe in us or don’t see us for who we really are and the way God has uniquely created us.
I’ve found that one of the best ways to regain confidence and a sense of value and worth is to find ways to grow closer to God. Here’s a link to a blog about how to have transformational, intimate, back-and-forth conversations with Him: https://rjchristiancoaching.com/difficult-prayer/
Hello Randy,
I can imagine the confusion and the feeling you have.
I was like that too and could not enjoy my life as christ.
I want to recommend you teachings, articles and books from pastor Joseph Prince they helped me a lot.
I am more and more happy and less confused.
His teaching about grace is amazing.
John 1.17.
Be bless
Hello, Anna. I apologize for taking so long to respond. For some reason, my website had turned off notifications to me for just this one blog!
Thank you for responding to Randy, and for your care and help. God bless!
Hi.
My confidence is shattered by anxiety and past regrets. i accepted Jesus again and again, i confessed my sins, I struggle to repent in mind, heart and action, yet i am paralyzed by everything i regret, i am paralyzed by all the ‘what-if’s’ of the future, and what hurts more
is that even though we are saved, we STILL face judgement fornall our thoughts, words, and actions, and the LACK of things we did to please God. this has a negative impact on my faith, self confidence, and it is hard to enjoy life and appreciate all Gof has given me, because i still get the fear of judgement and hell, and I feel like Jesus will not be impressed with me when I stand and account for my entire life.
I look online for help. sometimes i find well meaning web pages, other times i come across harsh words from other christians who are quick to label me a coward (rev 21:8), or look at me like im an Esau.
This wears on me big time, and when I go to church or meet other christians who are filled with joy, etc, i feel like a failure.
I apologize for taking so long to respond. For some reason, my website had turned off notifications to me for just this one blog!
I’m sorry that you’re struggling with these difficulties. I recently wrote a blog about God’s love and how to know you’re saved. Here is the link: https://rjchristiancoaching.com/how-to-know-you-are-saved/
I would love to know how you’re doing.
Thank you for the wonderful article. I believe God uses us in many ways and often we don’t know it. Your article was very helpful to me this morning. I was feeling a bit defeated and very doubtful of myself and my abilities to carry out something God told me to do (very clearly).
(Marko) As for hearing God speak to us, when I first became a Christian and I would be expecting to hear from God like other people I knew, I waited for a big voice to come from…somewhere…the atmosphere? Was I supposed to see a burning bush?! What?!! Why didn’t He talk to me too? But He WAS talking to me. It took quite a while and lots of encouragement and even studying how to recognize His voice, for me to understand. Now, I have to stop and listen usually, but He really is there and I know His voice now. God uses the Holy Spirit, who is truly in us, to quietly communicate to us.
Don’t give up! Keep listening for Him, you’ll be so rewarded and glad that you did!
God bless!
Thank you for the wonderful article. I believe God uses us in many ways and often we don’t know it. Your article was very helpful to me this morning. I was feeling a bit defeated and very doubtful of myself and my abilities to carry out something God told me to do (very clearly).
(Marko) As for hearing God speak to us, when I first became a Christian and I would be expecting to hear from God like other people I knew, I waited for a big voice to come from…somewhere…the atmosphere? Was I supposed to see a burning bush?! What?!! Why didn’t He talk to me too? But He WAS talking to me. It took quite a while and lots of encouragement and even studying how to recognize His voice, for me to understand. Now, I have to stop and listen usually, but He really is there and I know His voice now. God uses the Holy Spirit, who is truly in us, to quietly communicate to us.
Don’t give up! Keep listening for Him, you’ll be so rewarded and glad that you did!
God bless!
Thank you so much for your encouragement and your story. God does indeed speak to us and encourage us so much more than we ever realize! I rejoice with you!
This can be a very common confusion. I myself have lost faith in God in the midst of hardship. I concluded that I can only rely on myself and relying on others, including God would make me weaker and less confident. What I failed to realize is that God actually wants me to be confident and rely on myself. I mean, if someone have a genuine intention to do what God wants, then as a believer, he should completely rely on himself and trust that God will help him. So simple, but sometimes hard to understand.
Thank You very much for this awesome article.
Thank you for the feedback, Marko! And I apologize for taking so long to respond. For some reason, my website had turned off notifications to me for just this one blog!
God does indeed want us to be confident—in Him, yes, but also in who He uniquely created us to be! WooHoo!
God bless you!
This can be a very common confusion. I myself have lost faith in God in the midst of hardship. I concluded that I can only rely on myself and relying on others, including God would make me weaker and less confident. What I failed to realize is that God actually wants me to be confident and rely on myself. I mean, if someone have a genuine intention to do what God wants, then as a believer, he should completely rely on himself and trust that God will help him. So simple, but sometimes hard to understand.
Thank You very much for this awesome article.
Thank you, Marko! We can have confidence in being fully who God has created us to be!
How does God tell you who you are? What does Jesus say he likes about you? We dont simply hear these things when we pray. So how do we come to know them?
Hello, Sean,
Good questions!
I believe we actually can hear these things when we pray. Jesus is speaking to us all the time, but we often think it is just our own thoughts. I wrote a blog about that, which relates to a couple of books about hearing Jesus in relationship with him. The blog is here: https://rjchristiancoaching.com/revolutionize-prayer.
Let me know what you think!
How does God tell you who you are? What does Jesus say he likes about you? We dont simply hear these things when we pray. So how do we come to know them?
Hello, Sean,
Good questions!
I believe we actually can hear these things when we pray. Jesus is speaking to us all the time, but we often think it is just our own thoughts. I wrote a blog about that, which relates to a couple of books about hearing Jesus in relationship with him. The blog is here: https://rjchristiancoaching.com/revolutionize-prayer.
Let me know what you think!