You Have More to Give - Dispelling Self-Doubt

Show Notes:
You have more to give than you think. We all do.

I was recently sitting at my desk, thinking about how amazing it is that people are connecting with the way I am sharing about God & deepening my relationship with Him by really getting into studying the Bible. And I was in kind of a prayer/chatting to myself and to God, when I said something like, “I’m surprised that people are relating to me so well, even though I’m still new here, but You’re using me where I’m at right now [in life] and others may be at that same place and appreciate the way I go about it because of that.” Basically, I was coming to the conclusion that God IS using me to do His work right where I’m at in life. And immediately after having that thought, I went to look up scriptures that aligned with that thinking (I’m doing that a lot, lately, lol).

Here is the scripture that hit me most when thinking about being beneficial despite our weakness:

2 Corinthians 12:9, “Each time he said, My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness. So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.”

There were many people in the Bible that struggled with feeling like they were enough to do what God was asking them to do. Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, Paul (our new role model for confidence) felt inadequate to preach the gospel before realizing God’s power was made perfect in his weakness, and Gideon needed signs from God to confirm he was actually being called to lead the battle against the Midianites.

Today I want to chat with you about how we have way more to give than we think we do. We are capable of so much, regardless of education, time, experience, or even how we feel about ourselves. We can do amazing things if we only believed in ourselves & no longer allowed the doubt to take over our minds. And to that note, today I am going to share with you 5 tips you can use to push through feelings of inadequacy & self-doubt.

1. Find the Source of Your Feelings
   1. What are your feelings based on? 
   2. Once you know where your feelings are based, you can combat those feelings with positive ones and ones that better reflect the truth.
2. Take Action & Risks
   1. Set a few small goals 
   2. Do an activity outside of your comfort zone 
   3. Bring attention to your idea/opinion 
3. Learn New Skills
   1. Take a class to better a skill or learn a new one
   2. Try something you never thought you would or that has nothing to do with anything you do now.
4. Lean On God
   1. Pray & seek God’s wisdom, guidance & strength to make it through moments of feeling less than & high self-doubt.
   2. Remember that God can use us despite our weaknesses or inexperience. 
5. Have a Balanced View of Your Strengths & Weaknesses
   1. We focus way too much on our weaknesses. 
   2. There needs to be a balance between reviewing what needs to be strengthened and what is already really strong.
   3. No one is good at everything.

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