the feeling of inferiority

Aurora S. Cudal-Rivera My Personal Testimony

inferiority complex and I nod in agreement over what he wrote.

“An unstable childhood deposited layers of inferiority in my thinking and behavior which left me discouraged for many years. Quite honestly, I did not know how to deal with this until my mid-forties, when I began to understand that the truth of God really does set men and women free from emotional baggage, as well as from sin.

First, I realized that inferiority is just a feeling. What others say or do or how the past affects us may cause us to feel that we don’t measure up; but God doesn’t measure by worldly standards. From His perspective, we are fully adequate, competent and worthy. He loves unconditionally – without referencing our performance- and declares that we are “His workmanship” (Eph.

2:10)

Shifting our mental focus from feelings to the truth of the

Scripture is a sure way to overcome the emotional punishment of inferiority. When feelings of worthlessness surface, silence them with truth. God says we are His children. We have His Spirit within us; we have His help for every challenge, His forgivebess for every blunder, and His hope for our future.

When we have a right view of ourselves and live in harmony with God, our circumstances become irrelevant. When we believe what God declares anout us, feelings of inferiority diminish. Read the Scriptures today, and listen to what God is saying. It works – you’ll experience peace that chases away darkness. The Lord has an important plan for you because you are somebody very special to Him.”

“For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10, (NIV)