Godfidence

I praise you because of the wonderful way you created me. Everything you do is marvelous! Of this I have no doubt.  Psalm 139:14 CEV

Recently I’ve been reflecting on something that I had struggled with for a very long time.

Confidence.

Growing up I was teased a lot. I was really shy and didn’t get the “attention” the other girls received. I struggled with skin issues, heard numerous times how skinny I was, and I didn’t have fancy clothes like the “cool” kids. My self-esteem suffered as I desperately just wanted to look in the mirror and see what I thought was beautiful.

Naturally, this impacted my adult life. I recognized that the insecurities from my past were inhibiting my ability to walk confidently as the woman God created me to be.

During my journey of healing, I did some self-reflecting to identify the things I actually liked about myself. Despite the lies that I once believed, I realized there were several unique and beautiful qualities that God had given to me that I now know are invaluable.

But what I was reminded of as utmost of all is that I am a child of God!

Though there are still some areas that I struggle with from time to time, when I took a moment to look at the facts, there was no longer any reason to walk with my head down. I now understand that our value and how we see ourselves shouldn’t be based solely on things like our character traits, how we look, or what other people perceive of us—it should be rooted in God’s truth.  My temperament can change. My weight will fluctuate. I’ll be awkward to some and adored by others.  But what’s a constant, never failing truth will always be what my Father says about me.

Unlike regular confidence which the dictionary defines as,  “a feeling of self-assurance arising from one’s appreciation of their own abilities or qualities”, I like to define “Godfidence” as a feeling of self- assurance from the deep conviction of knowing who we are in Christ – fearfully and wonderfully made daughters (Psalm 139:14), royalty (1 Peter 2:9), the apple of His eye (Psalm 17:8), created in the image (Gen 1:26) of the One who does all things well.  Amen.

Walking in “Godfidence” isn’t always going to be easy. People can be cruel, we’ll have moments of self-doubt and compare ourselves to others, and we have a real enemy who’s always seeking someone he can destroy (1 Peter 5:8).

We have to be intentional about saturating our minds in God’s word, meditating on what He says about us so we can quickly take captive any negative thoughts and make them obedient to Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5). Remember loves, in order to walk in truth, we have to know the truth.

I’m grateful that day by day I’m learning to hold my head high and smile, not because of anything within myself but because I know that my sufficiency comes from Him (2 Corinthians 3:5). So stand tall sister, everything God does is marvelous, and that includes how He created you!

Walk in “Godfidence” girl!

Until next time.

Lekeisha

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