Self Confidence or Self Anxious

  • Which side of the coin do you fall to?

    • Self-confident and arrogant.
    • Self-anxious and insecure.

    These two issues are essentially the same inner problem, they are two sides to the same coin.

    Same problem just expressed through different personalities. Sometimes even seen in the same person at various times and seasons of life.

    It does seem that it’s a bit easier to fool ourselves by faking humility than it is to fake peace and inner rest.

    So those who are self centered and arrogant don’t see their own inner need as quickly as those who are self centered and anxious. At least that’s been my experience.

    Neither can fix himself no matter what mental tricks or how hard we try.

    Sometimes the cocky/ arrogant guy surrounds himself with those humble anxious ones thinking he is helping them and thereby defeating his arrogance.

    Other times the anxious/ fearful one follows around the arrogant confident ones thinking he can maybe learn his ways and thereby defeat his inner fear and insecurity.

    A circle of self deception

    Only one off-ramp

    Only a clear and accurate glimpse of Jesus Christ from the heart can release us from these inner problems. Inner problems expressed through different personalities.

    A spiritual view of the magnitude of Jesus Christ who is the provider and source of all humility and peace of mind any how.

    Seeing him clearly, moment by moment, is the key to life.

    Seeing him in each of our impossible and painful circumstances at a time.

    Daily Prep Work

    I noticed recently that I am more productive, more content, and even more courageous on the days that I pray in the morning. Whether I’m working for my company or working at home.

    Jesus preps me for my work day. I work for him … even in menial, tedious, manual labor that is viewed as unimportant by worldly standards.

    Work is a blessing and gift, the important and the unimportant work… ALL of it. Whether it’s connected to large income, small income or no income at all.

    If our mindset and goal is to simply “work hard”, we wear out quickly

    but when it’s “work unto Jesus Christ” and even better “work alongside Jesus Christ”, then he energizes and sustains us for the work of our day from the inside out.

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    Three Ways to Follow Jesus in 2019

    Three Ways to follow Jesus Christ in 2019

    1. Intensely reconsider all church traditions.
    2. If the Spirit shows you how one of his servants are not following Jesus Christ stop following him. Paul said “Follow me as I follow Christ”, not “follow me because you like and trust me” or not “follow me because I’m the one in charge.”
    3. Respond thoroughly and rapidly when you know the Lord is showing you new things. Never disregard and blow him off like other authority figures.

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