"For you made us only a little lower than God, and you crowned us with glory and honor. You put us in charge of everything you made, giving us authority over all things."
~ Psalms 8:5,6 (King James Bible)
I really don't like speaking in public. I never have. I don't like it because of the way it makes me feel inside, especially before going up to speak. Usually I start thinking about how I may not make sense or lose my train of thought. Basically I begin to feel insecure. Feeling this way is never pleasant so as for speaking in public, I usually avoid such a task; which is not good. Not facing my insecurity can hold me back from reaching my full potential in Christ. Because I want to be all that God wants me to be, I have come to the conclusion that I have to strengthen the areas in my life that I feel insecure in. I have to evaluate myself then face the task head on, multiple times if I have to. Eventually I will become more confident and less insecure.
Being insecure is defined as not being firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way; lacking in security or safety; or lacking self-confidence or assurance. Timidity, feeling inadequate, or out of the loop has been around for centuries. If you are fed of these feelings of inadequacies there is a way to get rid of them. Depending on your insecurity, you can move toward getting stronger in the particular area that you feel insecure in.
Ever heard the saying "The more you know, the further you'll go"? Well with insecurities it's sought of the same concept. To move toward getting stronger, search yourself, find your area of weakness, educate yourself on that area, then don't come into agreement with the weak area, come against it with what you learned. Don't own it, reject it. Finally but definitely not least, remember who God says your are by reading the word of God. Genesis 1: 26,27 talks about how God made us in His image. There it is! Do you have any idea what that means!? It means that you have power!!! When God speaks it's a done deal. How awesome is that!? The bible always says God grace is sufficient for us (2 Corinthians 12:9). Grace is power to do. Clearly He wants us to be secure in who we are. If you know who you are in God, you have the power to take control. By taking initiative and manipulating the insecurity rather than it manipulating you, you will become strong. You will face your fears head on. When it's all said and done you will find yourself confident in the area you were weak in.
Be encouraged. Know that you were fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalms 139). Insecure or not remember that God loves you. He made you and He wants you to know that every test in your life is to make a better you. Then your experience and how you got through your weakness can help someone else.
Stay blessed!
Let's pray...
Dear Lord many of us face insecurities that try to put us in a place of fear, "less than" and uncertainty. We thank you that you have given us the wisdom to come against these insecurities. Show us how so that we will be better people. So that we can show the ones that are coming after us "how to" when they are facing a similar feeling of inadequacy. We thank you and have ultimate confidence in you. In Jesus name. Amen.
~ Royalbutterfli
Joann Rosario in "God"... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YpZdE9LYA4
Monday, April 12, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
My Body...
“Do you not know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body.”
~ 1 Corinthians 6:19,20 ( King James Bible)
Do you love the body God has entrusted to you? Is it in the best possible state at this point in your life? Does your body honor God? Taking care of our bodies is what I would like to blog on for this week. Mortality can a beautiful thing but only if we are good stewards over what God has given us in terms of our bodies and the way we treat them. I know we've heard it all before, eat right and exercise. But honestly, when it comes down to it that is what we must do to be healthy. Some of us have always abused our bodies as far as health is concerned. A lot of what we put into our bodies since we were kids have taken toll on us as individuals over time and into our adulthood. But you know what? A lot of the habits we have is really not our fault. We were and are continually conditioned to have these habits. As christians or future christians (depending on who's reading this blog) we have to take initiative and begin or continue to take good care of our physical bodies before it's too late.
I grew up being overweight and it was not because I wanted to be, it was because of all the bad eating habits I had adapted from when I was a kid and on. As an older adolescent through my adulthood, up to this point, I decided to make healthier decisions on what I put in my body. At first I did it for me but as I grew in knowing the Lord more I started to do it for Him (Col. 3:23). I found motivation in my relationship with Christ to be at a healthy weight for my body type. Not to toot my own horn or anything but I would call this being a good steward over what God has given me, which was a healthy body to begin with.
Hold on a minute. I don't want to seem so tunnel visioned. I understand that some people were born with sicknesses and disabilities. God has a purpose for those of you that are living with a sickness or disablement. I pray Jesus' healing virtue over you but please understand that you are accountable to this stewardship as well. What ever we do or have we have to do it or take care of it to the best of our ability. Stewardship is all about the best that you can do with what you have.
I said all of that to say this. I encourage all of you who are reading this blog to make the right choices. Eat right, exercise and drink water. Eating right doesn't mean giving up our favorite foods totally, exercising doesn't mean doing the most vigorous movement over and over again until you feel like you're going to pass out and drinking water get better and likable as you continue to do it. Let's get all of the negative things we think about being a healthy out of our mind. Getting in the habit of applying good repetition to your way of life will recondition you to have good habits as appose to bad ones.
So think about it. Whether you were born with an ailment or disability or without we are the temple of the Holy Spirit and we are not our own. God is holding us accountable for what He has given us. individually.
I am definitely on board with this. How about you? I encourage you. Go ahead. Be a good steward and watch what you reap from it all. Someone once said, "if you slip up or if anything, pledge to keep on trying". I've slipped up many times but I kept trying. Trust me it works. Most of all God sees your efforts and achievements.
~ Royalbutterfli
Let's pray...
Father thank you for the bodies you have given us to be stewards over. We acknowledge our bad habits and want to make things right. Help us to be disciplined, motivated and wise with our bodies. We trust that you will help us as we help ourselves. In Jesus name. Amen.
Don Moen in "I just want to be where You are"... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4hWvR_Vv1Q
~ 1 Corinthians 6:19,20 ( King James Bible)
Do you love the body God has entrusted to you? Is it in the best possible state at this point in your life? Does your body honor God? Taking care of our bodies is what I would like to blog on for this week. Mortality can a beautiful thing but only if we are good stewards over what God has given us in terms of our bodies and the way we treat them. I know we've heard it all before, eat right and exercise. But honestly, when it comes down to it that is what we must do to be healthy. Some of us have always abused our bodies as far as health is concerned. A lot of what we put into our bodies since we were kids have taken toll on us as individuals over time and into our adulthood. But you know what? A lot of the habits we have is really not our fault. We were and are continually conditioned to have these habits. As christians or future christians (depending on who's reading this blog) we have to take initiative and begin or continue to take good care of our physical bodies before it's too late.
I grew up being overweight and it was not because I wanted to be, it was because of all the bad eating habits I had adapted from when I was a kid and on. As an older adolescent through my adulthood, up to this point, I decided to make healthier decisions on what I put in my body. At first I did it for me but as I grew in knowing the Lord more I started to do it for Him (Col. 3:23). I found motivation in my relationship with Christ to be at a healthy weight for my body type. Not to toot my own horn or anything but I would call this being a good steward over what God has given me, which was a healthy body to begin with.
Hold on a minute. I don't want to seem so tunnel visioned. I understand that some people were born with sicknesses and disabilities. God has a purpose for those of you that are living with a sickness or disablement. I pray Jesus' healing virtue over you but please understand that you are accountable to this stewardship as well. What ever we do or have we have to do it or take care of it to the best of our ability. Stewardship is all about the best that you can do with what you have.
I said all of that to say this. I encourage all of you who are reading this blog to make the right choices. Eat right, exercise and drink water. Eating right doesn't mean giving up our favorite foods totally, exercising doesn't mean doing the most vigorous movement over and over again until you feel like you're going to pass out and drinking water get better and likable as you continue to do it. Let's get all of the negative things we think about being a healthy out of our mind. Getting in the habit of applying good repetition to your way of life will recondition you to have good habits as appose to bad ones.
So think about it. Whether you were born with an ailment or disability or without we are the temple of the Holy Spirit and we are not our own. God is holding us accountable for what He has given us. individually.
I am definitely on board with this. How about you? I encourage you. Go ahead. Be a good steward and watch what you reap from it all. Someone once said, "if you slip up or if anything, pledge to keep on trying". I've slipped up many times but I kept trying. Trust me it works. Most of all God sees your efforts and achievements.
~ Royalbutterfli
Let's pray...
Father thank you for the bodies you have given us to be stewards over. We acknowledge our bad habits and want to make things right. Help us to be disciplined, motivated and wise with our bodies. We trust that you will help us as we help ourselves. In Jesus name. Amen.
Don Moen in "I just want to be where You are"... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4hWvR_Vv1Q
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