Confidence in Christ

Struggling with self-esteem and insecurities? Use these prayers for confidence to overcome fear and lies and grow your identity in Christ. Insecurity can creep into our lives easily. I would bet that there is not a single person on earth who does not struggle with some sort of insecurity. There are many things that people …

Struggling with low self-esteem, people pleasing, & insecurity? Here is how to use God’s Word to grow your confidence in Christ alone. What Is Confidence In Christ? Confidence in Christ can be a difficult thing to wrap your mind around because, in our world, confidence is always rooted in you – your goodness, your abilities, …

Our culture is all about self-love, but what does Scripture say about it? Is it prideful? Sinful? Check out these Bible verses on self-love. Self-love is such a trendy topic these days in every area of life. You may have been searching for Bible verses about loving yourself, what God says about self-love, You’ll find …

Check out these Bible verses on humility to help you avoid pride and selfishness by fixing your eyes on Christ. In a world focused so much on ourselves – loving ourselves, accepting ourselves, finding happiness for ourselves, the importance of humility (and what it actually means and looks like in practice!) has really been warped. …

Feeling insecure & struggling to believe your worth? Read on to learn about your identity in Christ and how to believe you are who God says you are. What Is My Identity In Christ? We are so quick to tie our identity to roles we have in life (mom, coach, teacher, etc) or our behaviors …

Read these Bible verses on your identity in Christ, each with a different part of your identity, to be reminded of the Truth of who God says you are. This topic is so near and dear to my heart because I struggled for so many years to know who I was and, because of that, …

Feeling unlovable and unworthy? Read these 20 Bible verses on God’s love for us to see how beloved you really are as a child of God. I’ve been going to church since I was born. I memorized John 3:16 in children’s church when I was just a little kid. I knew all about God’s love …

Use these 10 Bible verses on body image to boost your self-confidence in your worth and identity as a child of God, not by the world’s standard of beauty. Seeing your body through the lens of Scripture is not an easy thing at all. We have a whole culture shouting different definitions of beauty at …

Discouraged? Afraid? Stuck? Use these 18 Bible verses about fear of failure to anchor you in God’s Word to help you overcome shame & motivate you to succeed. As someone who was on a weight loss journey for most of her life, I understand the fear of failure well. Those voices whispering things like, Let …

Feeling uncertain? Unsteady? Overwhelmed, worried, or insecure? Use these 5 steps to taking your thoughts captive to root your mind in the Truth of God’s Word. It’s amazing how many lies sneak into your thoughts every single day. As someone who used to struggle with my weight, let’s just take a few examples from that …

Use these 19 Bible verses on confidence and self-esteem as reminders of your identity in Christ and the strength God gives you as a child of the King. Before we jump into the Bible verses on these topics, I’d like to take a second to redefine the term self-esteem. Self-esteem is typically defined as confidence …

For the days when you feel weak, discouraged, and tired, here are 25 Bible verses about strength that are encouraging and uplifting, to strengthen your faith in hard times. There’s no denying that life can be so difficult. Whether you are trying to lose weight, be a great mom, get through college, work through a …

Your worth is not determined by your weight. That statement is probably one that you would emphatically believe if you said it to your kids, your family, and your friends, but do you really believe it yourself?  This is not just another one of those “everybody is beautiful” or “love your body” kind of posts. …

Ask these 7 questions in your quiet times to help you stop and listen for God’s voice to encourage, challenge, guide, comfort, & lead your heart. I love listening to people. When I lived in Tucson, every year the pastor’s family would throw a big open house for Christmas. Tons of people would come in …

Is it possible that the brokenness we fight so hard to avoid is really the key to overcoming our battle with perfectionism? I am not perfect. I’m sure that does not come as a shock to you, but I still absolutely hate uttering that phrase. Because I so desperately want to be perfect. Not in a prideful …

Have you ever had a person in your life who truly saw you? That someone who saw past your appearance, your habits, and your quirks and saw the value in the very core of who you are and unfailingly loved you anyway, as flawed as you were?   Betty was that person for me growing …

Sure, you read the Bible and know God’s Word, but do you also pay attention to His tone of voice? Can you recognize God’s voice? I know you’ve heard those whispers in your head. You’re fat. You’re not good enough. Look at that muffin top. Nobody would love you just as you are. People like …

That unsettled feeling of uncertainty is something that comes over everyone at one time or another, and creeps up again and again over the course of your life . Maybe you are just entering a new phase of life – you just graduated from college, got married, became a mom, or retired. Maybe you are going through …

You’re fat. You have stretch marks and you haven’t even had kids yet. Your body is too lumpy. Your hair is too frizzy. You’re not fashionable enough. You would look disgusting in a bikini. Nobody will ever fall in love with you, because a man will never find you beautiful. Those were the lies that filled …