GO IN THIS THY MIGHT

One of the factors responsible for failure in life is inferiority complex. Inferiority complex is the negative feeling a person has which makes him to conclude that he is not as good as others or that he is a “nobody.” A person suffering from inferiority complex (“suffering” because it is a terrible disease, though not incurable) does a lot of damage to his life by failing to recognise his Gog-given ability.
It is really a pity for a person wallowing in the ignorance of inferiority complex. The bible is replete with stories of heroes who initially they were worthless until God straighten them up by making them to understand that they have got what it takes to be conquerors.
Gideon is one of such heroes. When the angel of God accosted him: “The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour,” he disbelieved him. When he was told to go and deliver Israel from the hands of the Midianites, he raised the objection that he came from a poor family from the minority tribe of Manasseh, and that he was the least in his father’s house.
Was that the end of the whole show? No the man who said he was a weakling and a “nobody” later became a Bible hero and one of the greatest warriors that ever lived!
Like Gideon, have you ever felt you are worthless? Then it is high time you had a rethink. That feeling of inferiority is destructive and will keep you down forever unless you change your mind set.
The truth is that family or background has nothing to do with your success in life; your tribe, religion, your position in your family, your skin colour, the language you speak, and how you feel, are not the determining factors for success in life. The determining factor is YOU! Everything you need to exercise “dominion over the earth” has been embedded in you. You are not created empty, you are created full. God has deposited within you immeasurable abilities. There is no limit to what you can do with these abilities.
Forget about other people’s abilities and exploits. Of course, you may not measure up to their exploits. God’s endowments on every person vary. There are some things you can do which others cannot do; while there are some things others can do which you cannot do. But that does not make you inferior to them, nor they inferior to you.
The starting point to great accomplishment is the conquest of inferiority complex. The first successful climbers of Mount Everest had to deal with their feeling of helplessness and worthlessness before they could achieve that feat.
Standing before the great mounting, they felt they did not have what it takes to climb it. but when it dawned on them that they could, they kept on keeping on until they reached the peak of the mountain.
After their achievement, they were asked what major problem they encountered in the course of climbing the mountain. They replied that it was the feeling they had in their mind that they could not climb the mountain.
How do you deal with this issue of inferiority complex?
1. Remind yourself that you are not created empty and that God has embedded in you unique abilities which are essential for your success on earth.
2. Whenever the feeling of inferiority comes up, ignore it. Don’t listen to your doubt and fear. Go ahead and do what it is you are afraid of. That is the way to conquer doubt and fear. Just do it, not minding the pounding of your heart.
3. Fill your life with positive thought. Speak positive thought to yourself. Any time you wake up in the morning or before you retire to your bed at night repeat the following affirmations aloud 10 times or more –
a) I am more than a conqueror because God has given me all the things I need to succeed in life.
b) I can achieve anything I want to achieve by my God-given abilities.
As you practise these affirmations, I say to you, “go in this thy might,” “thou mighty man of valour.”