[Faith-talk] FW: [thefamilyoffaith] Battling the Three Headed Monster - Girlfriends in God - March 21
Eric Calhoun
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Wed Mar 21 16:57:21 UTC 2012
If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of
life. With confidence, you have won, even before you have started.
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Subject: [thefamilyoffaith] Battling the Three Headed Monster -
Girlfriends in God - March 21
Date:
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:39:06 -0400
March 21, 2012
Battling the Three Headed Monster of
Inferiority, Insecurity, and Inadequacy
Sharon Jaynes
Today's Truth
"Not that we are competent in ourselves
to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God," (2
Corinthians 3:4 NIV).
Friend to Friend
The three-headed monster of inferiority,
insecurity and inadequacy can paralyze a Christian into inactivity and
leave her sitting on the bench during the game of life.afraid to get into
the game. God's desire is to destroy the monster with the truth and render
him impotent in our lives. Satan's desire is to feed him with lies and
train him to control our lives. Whom are we going to believe?
Believing the truth about who you are in
Christ destroys feelings of inferiority. Believing the truth about where
you are in Christ destroys feelings of insecurity. Believing the truth
about what you have in Christ destroys feelings of inadequacy.
I do not want you to think I am always
victorious and never struggle with the three-headed monster. He still rears
his ugly head every now and then. Let me give you one example of how he
does it.
Many years ago, I had my first large
speaking engagement to about 450 women. My topic was Unshakable Confidence
in Christ. Two weeks before I was to speak to the group, I attended a
luncheon. Two ladies, whom I did not know, were sitting at my table. They
were talking about a speaker they had recently heard at the church where I
would be speaking in a few weeks.
"He was the most powerful speaker I have
ever heard," one said.
"I cried all the way through his
testimony. Just to think, he had to live with the fact that his son was an
arsonist. Oh how God has worked mightily in the family. The pastor was so
moved, he asked him to speak at the Sunday night service. That is highly
unusual. I don't think we will ever have a speaker that good again."
On and on they sang the praises of this
mighty man of God. They used words like dynamic, powerful, electric, and
eloquent. I never mentioned that I would be the speaker for their next
meeting. At that point, I wasn't so sure I would be.
As I listened to the ladies, my throat
constricted, the tea sandwiches clung to the roof of my mouth, and my heart
pounded wildly. Then Satan, the gatekeeper for the three-headed monster,
let him out.
"Who do you think you are, going to speak
at this event?" he seemed to say. "Listen to the caliber of people they
bring in. This man came from all the way across the country. You are coming
from across town. What could you possibly have to say to help these women?
If I were you, I'd bow out now before you embarrass yourself."
You know what? Even though I knew it was
the enemy whispering in my ear, I started to believe him. After all, what
he was saying made a lot more sense than the "My new Identity in Christ"
Bible verses I had taped on my refrigerator door.
After the luncheon, I decided to go by
the church and purchase a tape of the previous speaker, just to see what I
was going to be compared to. I walked into the church, paid my $5.00,
popped the tape in the console, and braced myself for the hour of power.
Nothing happened.
I fast-forwarded the tape.
Nothing happened.
I flipped the tape over.
Nothing happened.
The tape was blank.
At that moment, I did not hear the
dynamic speaker on the tape, I heard God.
Sharon, you do not need to hear what my
servant said to those people two weeks ago. The tape is blank because I do
not want you to compare yourself to anyone else. It doesn't matter what he
said. I will give you a message for these ladies. I can speak through a
prophet, I can speak through a fisherman, and I can speak through a donkey.
I gave him a message and I have given you
one as well. Who are you "performing" for, my child, them or Me? Do not
compare yourself to anyone. You are my child and I am asking you to speak
to an audience of One.
It was indeed an hour of power. I didn't
bother getting my money back for the defective tape. It was exactly what I
needed to hear.
So the next time Satan said to me, "Who
do you think you are?" let me tell you what I said. "I am the light of the
world. I am the salt of the earth. I am a child of God. I am the bride of
Christ. I am a joint-heir with Christ. I have the power of the Holy Spirit.
I have been delivered from the domain of darkness and transferred to the
kingdom of Christ. I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved."
Two weeks later I spoke with confidence,
and God blessed us all.
Let's Pray
Dear God, I know that without You I am
nothing but an empty vessel. However, because of You, I am filled with the
power of the Holy Spirit and have been blessed with every spiritual
blessing! I can be confident because of who I am as a child of the King. I
can do everything through Christ who gives me strength!
In Jesus' Name,
Amen.
Girlfriends in God
P.O. Box 725
Matthews, NC 28106
info at girlfriendsingod.com
www.girlfriendsingod.com
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