How to Get Rid of an Inferiority Complex – Remember Who You Are

This lesson by Kimberly Tilley begins on page 22 of “Speak Life,” and goes through page 39.

So as we “live in Him,” and submit to Him, then “He lives in us,” that is when He overflows from out of us. That is when we are above and not beneath our circumstances. That is when we are able to resist the devil, and he flees from us. To resist the devil, we exert our dominion, which was given back to us by Jesus. People around us benefit from this, people around us see something different in us, and they want to experience the same thing. It is all about us focusing on the plank in our own eye, and not the splinter in their eye. Let the people around you figure out they have a splinter and then lead them by example to a place where they can get their own lives right with God, growing up little by little just like we ourselves are.

Renewing our minds to Jesus the Word, agreeing with Jesus the Word in what He says about us, makes Truth become true within us and for us.

I won’t go through life being an island unto myself. My life is affected by other people, and my life affects other people. The kingdom of darkness surrounds me here on earth, but when I believed in Jesus and He became my savior, then I was translated into the kingdom of God’s dear Son. Once Satan was your lord and master. Then Jesus came into your life and gave you His Life. You are now in that great kingdom where He reigns as Lord of Lords and King of Kings. He invites us to join Him and reign with Him in life.

1 Samuel 17:1-58 (HCSB) 1 The Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah and camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim. 2 Saul and the men of Israel gathered and camped in the Valley of Elah; then they lined up in battle formation to face the Philistines. 3 The Philistines were standing on one hill, and the Israelites were standing on another hill with a ravine between them. 4 Then a champion named Goliath, from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was nine feet, nine inches tall 5 and wore a bronze helmet and bronze scale armor that weighed 125 pounds. 6 There was bronze armor on his shins, and a bronze sword was slung between his shoulders. 7 His spear shaft was like a weaver’s beam, and the iron point of his spear weighed 15 pounds. In addition, a shield-bearer was walking in front of him. 8 He stood and shouted to the Israelite battle formations: “Why do you come out to line up in battle formation?” He asked them, “Am I not a Philistine and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me. 9 If he wins in a fight against me and kills me, we will be your servants. But if I win against him and kill him, then you will be our servants and serve us.” 10 Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel today. Send me a man so we can fight each other!” 11 When Saul and all Israel heard these words from the Philistine, they lost their courage and were terrified. 12 Now David was the son of the Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah named Jesse. Jesse had eight sons and during Saul’s reign was ⌊already⌋ an old man. 13 Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to the war, and their names were Eliab, the firstborn, Abinadab, the next, and Shammah, the third, 14 and David was the youngest. The three oldest had followed Saul, 15 but David kept going back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s flock in Bethlehem. 16 Every morning and evening for 40 days the Philistine came forward and took his stand. 17 ⌊One day⌋ Jesse had told his son David: “Take this half-bushel of roasted grain along with these 10 loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp. 18 Also take these 10 portions of cheese to the field commander. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring a confirmation from them. 19 They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah fighting with the Philistines.” 20 So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with someone to keep it, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him. He arrived at the perimeter of the camp as the army was marching out to its battle formation shouting their battle cry. 21 Israel and the Philistines lined up in battle formation facing each other. 22 David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were. 23 While he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the Philistine battle line and shouted his usual words, which David heard. 24 When all the Israelite men saw Goliath, they retreated from him terrified. 25 Previously, an Israelite man had declared: “Do you see this man who keeps coming out? He comes to defy Israel. The king will make the man who kills him very rich and will give him his daughter. The king will also make the household of that man’s father exempt from paying taxes in Israel.” 26 David spoke to the men who were standing with him: “What will be done for the man who kills that Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?” 27 The people told him about the offer, concluding, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.” 28 David’s oldest brother Eliab listened as he spoke to the men, and became angry with him. “Why did you come down here?” he asked. “Who did you leave those few sheep with in the wilderness? I know your arrogance and your evil heart—you came down to see the battle!” 29 “What have I done now?” protested David. “It was just a question.” 30 Then he turned from those beside him to others in front of him and asked about the offer. The people gave him the same answer as before. 31 What David said was overheard and reported to Saul, so he had David brought to him. 32 David said to Saul, “Don’t let anyone be discouraged by him; your servant will go and fight this Philistine!” 33 But Saul replied, “You can’t go fight this Philistine. You’re just a youth, and he’s been a warrior since he was young.” 34 David answered Saul: “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock, 35 I went after it, struck it down, and rescued ⌊the lamb⌋ from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it. 36 Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.” 37 Then David said, “The LORD who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.” Saul said to David, “Go, and may the LORD be with you.”

Remember in Revelation 12:11 (HCSB) 11 They conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they did not love their lives in the face of death.

38 Then Saul had his own military clothes put on David. He put a bronze helmet on David’s head and had him put on armor. 39 David strapped his sword on over the military clothes and tried to walk, but he was not used to them. “I can’t walk in these,” David said to Saul, “I’m not used to them.” So David took them off. 40 Instead, he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the wadi and put them in the pouch, in his shepherd’s bag. Then, with his sling in his hand, he approached the Philistine. 41 The Philistine came closer and closer to David, with the shield-bearer in front of him. 42 When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a youth, healthy and handsome. 43 He said to David, “Am I a dog that you come against me with sticks?” Then he cursed David by his gods. 44 “Come here,” the Philistine called to David, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts!” 45 David said to the Philistine: “You come against me with a dagger, spear, and sword, but I come against you in the name of Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel’s armies—you have defied Him. 46 Today, the LORD will hand you over to me. Today, I’ll strike you down, cut your head off, and give the corpses of the Philistine camp to the birds of the sky and the creatures of the earth. Then all the world will know that Israel has a God, 47 and this whole assembly will know that it is not by sword or by spear that the LORD saves, for the battle is the LORD’s. He will hand you over to us.” 48 When the Philistine started forward to attack him, David ran quickly to the battle line to meet the Philistine. 49 David put his hand in the bag, took out a stone, slung ⌊it⌋, and hit the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground. 50 David defeated the Philistine with a sling and a stone. Even though David had no sword, he struck down the Philistine and killed him. 51 David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword, pulled it from its sheath, and used it to kill him. Then he cut off his head. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they ran. 52 The men of Israel and Judah rallied, shouting their battle cry, and chased the Philistines to the entrance of the valley and to the gates of Ekron. Philistine bodies were strewn all along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron. 53 When the Israelites returned from the pursuit of the Philistines, they plundered their camps. 54 David took Goliath’s head and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put Goliath’s weapons in his ⌊own⌋ tent. 55 When Saul had seen David going out to confront the Philistine, he asked Abner the commander of the army, “Whose son is this youth, Abner?” “⌊My⌋ king, as surely as you live, I don’t know,” Abner replied. 56 The king said, “Find out whose son this young man is!” 57 When David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine’s head still in his hand. 58 Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” “The son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David answered.

In at least two more places in the Bible it talks of the armor.

Isaiah 59:16-17 (NLT2) 16 He was amazed to see that no one intervened to help the oppressed. So he himself stepped in to save them with his strong arm, and his justice sustained him. 17 He put on righteousness as his body armor and placed the helmet of salvation on his head. He clothed himself with a robe of vengeance and wrapped himself in a cloak of divine passion.

Ephesians 6:12-18 (HCSB) 12 For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens. 13 This is why you must take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand. 14 Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around your waist, righteousness like armor on your chest, 15 and your feet sandaled with readiness for the gospel of peace. 16 In every situation take the shield of faith, and with it you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is God’s word. 18 Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert in this with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.

Jesus said, “I am the vine, ye are the branches” (John 15:5). That is how closely you are linked with Him. He is the living vine, and you are a branch of that vine. The same life, love, joy, peace, power, wisdom, and ability that flows in the vine flows into the branch. Wherever you go, whatever you do, the vine-life flows through you.

The life of God is in your mortal body right now. It is not just for when you get to heaven; it is for right now. Your spirit has been quickened by the power of God, made alive in Him, and now you live and move and have your being in Christ. (See Acts 17:28.) You have what God says you have. You can do what God says you can do. You are what God says you are.

Kenyon, E. W.. Speak Life . Whitaker House. Kindle Edition.

Take a lesson from David:

Start speaking out who God says you are today! (Excerpt From Lesson Title “Who I Am” 2019 on Blog)

I am __________________ (your name).

I am a party waiting to happen! (1 Peter 1:8) Angels rejoice over me, demons flee from me (James 4:7), and God himself dances over me with singing. (Zephaniah 3:17) I am: the bearer of good news, and I have beautiful feet! (Isaiah 52:7), a minister of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18), the carrier of the King of Glory. (Colossians 1:27) I am the righteousness of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21) and a temple of the Holy Spirit. (1 Corinthians 6:19) I have an unction from the Holy one and I know all things. (1 John 2:20) I have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16), I am anointed by God (1 John 2:27), and I was created by Him for good works! (Ephesians 2:10) I have favor with God, favor with man and a good understanding. (Luke 2:52) I am chosen by God (John 15:16, Ephesians 1:4), I have been sanctified (1 Corinthians 6:11), and made truly Holy. As Jesus is, so am I in this world! (1 John 4:17) I am always on God’s mind; He thinks about me constantly. (Psalms 139:17-18) Even before the creation of the world, I was planned. (Ephesians 1:4) I am a child of the King, adopted into his family (Ephesians 1:5), an heir in Christ (Romans 8:17), accepted in the Beloved. (Ephesians 1:6)

I am blessed with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places. (Ephesians 1:3) I lack no good thing. (Psalms 34:10) I have no fear, for God strengthens me, He helps me, and He upholds me by His might. (Isaiah 41:10) I have an abundance for every good work. (2 Corinthians 9:8) I was predestined by God for success. (Romans 8:28-30) I am placed and seated with Him, a king and priest, part of a chosen generation, a peculiar people. (1 Peter 2:9) I am blessed coming in and going out. (Deuteronomy 28:6) My family is blessed, my flocks are blessed (Deuteronomy 28:4), and everything I touch prospers. (Deuteronomy 28:8) I am the head and not the tail, above the circumstances and not beneath them. (Deuteronomy 28:13) No weapon formed against me can prosper (Isaiah 54:17), no plague can come near my dwelling—my house or my body! (Psalms 91:10) And nothing can separate me from the love of God—not angels or demons, not principalities or powers, nothing in this world or out of it! (Romans 8:38-39)

I am equipped with the full armor of God (Ephesians 6:13), packed full of the Holy Spirit, with more than enough power inside of me to raise the dead (Romans 8:11), heal the sick and cast out devils. (Matt 10:1) My faith can move mountains (Mark 11:23), my words contain life and death (Proverbs 18:21), my life was bought at a price—Jesus covered it. (1 Corinthians 6:20)

My days are appointed (Psalms 139:16), my life is protected (Mark 16:18), angels encamp around me (Psalms 34:7), and the blessings of God encircle me (Psalms 103:4), go before me, and overtake me. (Deuteronomy 28:2) The creator of the universe, my Dad, loves me with an everlasting love. (Jeremiah 31:3) He is with me always. (Hebrews 13:5) He thinks about me constantly. (Psalms 139:17) He knows everything about me, even the number of hairs on my head. (Matthew 10:30) His love for me is inescapable, insurmountable and irrefutable. I am all round awesome, just ask my Dad!

Most of this page is from Terradez, Carlie. Miracles Made Easy: True Stories of Faith & Healing

“When Things Get Hard” we can overcome any storm in life by facing it with God. You are facing it with Omnipotence. Greater is He that is in you than any force that can be against you. (See 1 John 4:4) You are a conqueror. You are not beaten. The fight is not over yet. You are above your circumstances, not beneath. No matter the storm that has come through your life, remember that God is in you, that you are in Christ. The spirit that is in you is not whipped. You will rebuild. You will take your place in life back. You never think of defeat in connection with your life, for your life is hid with Christ in God where only victory dwells.

“DEFEAT THE BLUES” There are various degrees of depression, ranging from a mild case of the “blues” to serious cases requiring psychiatric treatment. Anyone who has ever suffered from depression can testify to its destructive force.

In order to cope with something, you must first recognize its source. Satan is the author of depression. It is one of his favorite tools for ravaging the minds of men and women today.

Evil spirits like depression attempt to oppress you in order to break and crush your spirit. They harass your mind with fear, doubt, and uncertainty. They are the cause of frustration and can destroy your health, your peace of mind, and even the harmony of your home, if you do not take dominion over them.

We have already seen that the Bible commands us to “resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7). Refuse to be Satan’s dumping ground for mental unsoundness, nervous disorders, or spirits of gloom, heaviness, and depression. Instead, study Matthew 4:1–11 to see how Jesus used the Word of God against the devil. You can do the same thing.

In coping with depression, or anything else that comes from the devil, boldly quote the Word of God against him, just as Jesus did. The Word is a Christian’s most effective weapon against the enemy. “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds” (2 Corinthians 10:4).

Kenyon, E. W.. Speak Life . Whitaker House. Kindle Edition.

We have “PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.” To the Christian, responsibility is his response to God’s ability. Romans 14:7 reads, “For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.”

Human society is so constituted that our lives are unconsciously interwoven. The more selfish a man or woman is, the more unhappy he or she is. The more you pour out your life for others, the richer you grow, the fuller your life becomes. Happiness is never attained by gaining, but by giving. “For God so loved the world, that he gave” (John 3:16)—He is the first great example of giving. The big life is the giving life; the broader your sympathies, the richer your life becomes. And we are consciously or unconsciously swaying minds about us; the stronger our personality, the more far-reaching our influence is.

The great world forces are spiritual and are expressed in our conduct.

We Are Bound Together. You can’t die without your life touching someone else’s. God never intended that our lives be lived alone. His dream was that we should not live alone. His dream was that we should be so entwined in each other that we would all build together. The plan was that we all minister. You do your part, and I do mine; together, we serve and are all fitted together in the body of the Lord.

Kenyon, E. W.. Speak Life . Whitaker House. Kindle Edition.

The law that governs our personal work is the law of love. We are to love the Lord our God with all our hearts, all our souls, and all our minds, and to love our neighbor, as we love ourselves, for we were bought with a price. Jesus commanded us to go out unto all the world and share His gospel, His love, to draw all men unto Him. We are His representatives. Proverbs 11:30 tells us, “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.”

BUYING UP YOUR OPPORTUNITIES

No man can get anything worthwhile without sacrifice. We have heard it said, “The world owes me a living.” The world owes nothing to anyone. We owe all we are, all we can develop ourselves into; we owe the past a debt we can never pay. We owe the future all that the past has made us and all that the present can develop in us.

Remember that you pay for all that is worthwhile in life. You get nothing that is worthwhile without tears and sweat. Few have success thrust upon them. It comes to most of us through diligent work, intense application, and self-denial. The secret is being able to see opportunities and make them your own.

Kenyon, E. W.. Speak Life . Whitaker House. Kindle Edition.

An Attitude of Gratitude

Colossians 2:6–7 declares that when we are truly rooted and built up in Christ and established in the faith, we will be “abounding…with thanksgiving.” If our lives in Christ are solid and our faith effective, we shall indeed “overflow” with thanksgiving.

Kenyon, E. W.. Speak Life . Whitaker House. Kindle Edition.

In the book, are the chapters “What Are You Worth,” page 36, “Higher Level Living,” and “Persistence,” page 38. These are very reflective chapters, I highly recommend that you take the time to read them in their entirety if you haven’t already. But a good place for us to close out this week is with the story of King Richard the Lion-hearted.

“Remember Who You Are”

The story is told that King Richard the Lion-hearted was so successful in defending England that his record was one of continual victory. One time, however, he was outmatched on the battlefield, as combined armies of other European powers were against him.

King Richard the Lion-hearted had a very loyal and trusted servant who always rode by his side in battle and was thrilled by the daring exploits of his king in conquest after conquest.

In this particular battle against the combined armies, the odds were so overwhelming that, for the first time in his brilliant career, King Richard the Lion-hearted sounded a retreat. This was an overwhelming sight for Richard’s faithful servant, to see his own brave and noble king leading a retreat.

As the servant ran his horse with King Richard, he remembered battle after battle where the king had so gallantly led the English army to astonishing victory. Now it was a sad, dismal, frustrating defeat.

To conceive of King Richard the Lion-hearted being defeated was more than the trusted servant could endure. So, the story is told, the servant raced his horse right next to the king and shouted in his ear, “King Richard, remember who you are!”

These words penetrated the king’s heart, and suddenly he gave the command to his bugler to sound a halt to the retreat. Then in a bit of bold strategy, the command was given “to advance and conquer.”

According to history, this was the experience that turned back the combined armies that day when King Richard the Lion-hearted suddenly was compelled to remember who he was—a mighty conqueror, a king who had never known or accepted defeat. This is the secret of bold Bible living: Remember who you are! Learn to respect what God has placed within you. Read the Bible to learn who you are in Christ.

Kenyon, E. W.. Speak Life . Whitaker House. Kindle Edition.

Remember, that as we read the Bible and learn who we are in Christ, we become blessed. Our life begins to overflow with blessings, so that we are blessed to be a blessing to others. People around us are watching, just like King Richard’s servant was watching. We are not an island unto ourselves. Just by staying focused upon Jesus, the Word, we make a difference to those around us.

All the servant did was remind King Richard of King Richard’s own testimony of being a mighty conqueror and it lifted him up when he was down. Even though we are called to be a light in the darkness, we are meant to shine together, to lift each other up. To . . . Speak Life.