Do You Lack Confidence?

Hi there! How’s it going since last time I blogged here? It’s been about a week and lots has happened in that time. First of all, you may have noticed my header changed. What do you think? In case you’re not aware, I am a work at home mom (WAHM) and had some of my Mom Masterminds friend come and critique this blog. Now, you might be thinking, why would I have my personal blog critiqued? Well, for a couple of reasons. First of all, I really want to reach people with the message of God’s love and that he loves you just the way you are. So, I want to be sure my blog is conveying that message. I am still in the process of tweaking it, so please don’t judge it yet . Second, because I want to get that message out to the world, I need to increase traffic to it and needed some tips on how to do that better. I’m quite pleased with the traffic I’ve been getting, but you know there’s always room for improvement.

The other thing that’s been going on, and this is more within myself, between me and God, is that I have a whole new level of confidence now, so I wanted to share that with you. I know lack of self confidence is a major issue, especially among women. So, I wanted to just share with you why I’m feeling more confident in some areas of my life, and maybe they can help you too.

Last week I had the awesome opportunity to be interviewed by the owner of a large mortgage corporation for a position in their company. First of all, I was blessed to even be considered and second I honored he wanted me to come back for a second interview. Well to make a long story short, after much discussion and prayer with my hubby, friends and prayer warriors at church, I decided, rather knew in my spirit that I was not to take the position and was to continue building my work at home business. If you’re wondering what it is that I do from home, here’s a link to my website. You might be wondering why that would give me a boost in my confidence. Because it made me sit down and take a look at my business, see where it is now, and to see how much (how little really) it would take for me to make the same amount of money from home that I would have made going back into the work force. I just made me realize how far I’ve come and what I need to do to reach my income goals. It’s just a great feeling.

So, what about you? Are you lacking confidence? I have struggled with lack of self confidence ever since I was a little girl. Various events in my life have cause me to have a low self esteem, as well as some deeply rooted spiritual things from my family. I’ve been working through those through prayer and through Celebrate Recovery (a recovery program provided through churches that I attend to help support my son who struggles with addiction). And even though I don’t have addiction issues (well, I probably do to food) I’ve been working through some other issues from my past that have caused most of my low self esteem and confidence issues. I’ve also been praying a lot and really seeking God about things from my past that I may not have dealt with yet or that still need to be revealed. But through working through the CR books and through prayer, God has already been showing me that He loves me just the way I am. Yes, there is always room for improvement, room to grow and room to learn more, heck I never want to stop improving, growing and learning, but God loves me just the way I am, my husband loves me just the way I am, my kids love me just the way I am, and you know what, I love me just the way I am…80 lbs overweight and all. I think one of the biggest things I’ve been learning over time is to love myself. And I can proudly hold my head up and honestly say I do love myself the way I am. Does that mean I’m going to stop exercising and watching what I eat or stop taking my vitamins that help me get healthy? No. I just means that I am accepting myself where I am and that I’m going to stop worrying about what others think of me.

I think that’s the biggest reason so many people have lack of self confidence; they are worried about what everyone else thinks of them. Does that sound like you? Or, perhaps you feel like you’re not good at anything, not talented, not gifted. I know I struggle with that. I seem to think there’s not one thing I’m truly talented at. But you know what, there are lots of things I’m actually good at. I just had to sit back and write those things out (part of CR’s process….taking an inventory of yourself….the good and the bad.)

I’m going to end this post here, but stay tuned, because there will be more on the subject of lacking self confidence in the near future. God has laid this subject on my heart to share with you, and I know I have a lot more to say.

But before I go…LOL…here are a few scriptures for you to look up. Mark 5:46 and Psalm 139 (yes the whole chapter, but you’ll really enjoy it, trust me).

Recommended Reading: The Confident Woman: Start Today Living Boldly and Without Fear
Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul

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1. How Lack of Confidence Affects Work