how to be real?

[joris]

I'm a very shy person, often afraid of how people act/respond to me; as of eastern, and the story of Jesus being all alone and such... again and again it makes me pray ow I long that I'd be faithfull/trustworthy to God; yet so often I still see me being like that... :012: :sad:
how do you guys handle that?

[redeemed]

i'm not really that shy so i am not sure how to respond. sorry for no help!:)

[blessed]

Maybe hotshot or Joe can answer this one...they claim to be shy....

I once was shy, but then one time I just walked out of it and started talking to people. Now I talk to everybody....not too much though :D, and I try to project Christ at all times, how can they refuse me then. :yay:

[JoeC]

I'm a very shy person, often afraid of how people act/respond to me; as of eastern, and the story of Jesus being all alone and such... again and again it makes me pray ow I long that I'd be faithfull/trustworthy to God; yet so often I still see me being like that... :012: :sad:
how do you guys handle that?


Could you rephrase the question?

[AgapZoe]

God bless you Joris,
All I can say for now is, " Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all the things shall be added unto you!"

I hope I have helped! Will be praying for you.

God bless you all!

[Angelo]

I had a complex before when I wasn't saved yet. I don't think I was able to overcome it. It was an inferiority complex where I get so insecure when I get in the presence of people and friends that are more successful and stable in life than myself. I looked upon myself as a nobody which is in a certain point true because I never had good clothing, education, love, etc. which pushed me to continue destroying myself until I came to the end of the road. Luckily, Jesus came on the scene and gave me Life. He alone can heal and renew our minds. We just have to realize what we really have in Him, who we really are and what is our purpose.

[joris]

God bless you Joris,
All I can say for now is, " Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all the things shall be added unto you!"
<there sure is a reason God gave that one as baptism text to me:)>

[joris]

I had a complex before when I wasn't saved yet. I don't think I was able to overcome it. It was an inferiority complex where I get so insecure when I get in the presence of people and friends that are more successful and stable in life than myself. I looked upon myself as a nobody which is in a certain point true because I never had good clothing, education, love, etc. which pushed me to continue destroying myself until I came to the end of the road. Luckily, Jesus came on the scene and gave me Life. He alone can heal and renew our minds. We just have to realize what we really have in Him, who we really are and what is our purpose.

right; that's basically how I was when I came to believe
was feeling quite worthless, having no hope about life/future/whatever; felt as if world expects to just care about money and stuff where I was hungering for love I couldn't find; untill I let Jesus in

emotions sometimes seemed/seem to change very slow though; but He comes to the hungering for love (emotionally too):yay:
still growing, still need to grow over feelings of being less and stuff; sometimes I get a bit "jealous" with stories of people getting over that faster; oh well, must be that God wants to use this in some way ;)

[NeedGod]

its hard to be real, to be yourself.
i used to be so unsure of myself. then one day i loked at the people i was scared of and i fthought, they are just people, like me.
i became a blabber mouth and i think i went too far on the other side too.
i think only God can give courage to do so. especially if you pray specifically for it.
i pray for courage and strength to stand fo Him every day coz i am usualy too scared to do it by myself. and it works wonders. try prayer!

[AgapZoe]

sorry am goinna go offtopic here a bit..but cuz,your pm's have exceeded the limit and so....when you delete some,you'll get mine..or you won't..who knows but well,me am off..gotta some issues to sort out with the registrar's office! pray for me!

[ayn_joy]

Hey, think of this: Why do you feel this way? Do you have an inferiority complex? That litterally means that you don't feel that you are as good as those around you. But, if Christ thought enough of you, to give his life for you, then cheer-up!
I've never been shy, but my mother has always told me, that the way that you think of yourself, and the way you present yourself, is the way others will look at you. So, if you hide in the back ground, and expect folks to walk on you, then that's exactly what will happen.
I don't know if this helps any, but I hope it does!

[joris]

the problem with such emotions, for me at least, is ... even if I can in reasoning see, if Jesus went to the cross and carried my garbage then sure God sees me as of great value ... it's still very hard not to listen to that shouting of emotions <reasoning is so awfully small sometimes>

[Angelo]

the problem with such emotions, for me at least, is ... even if I can in reasoning see, if Jesus went to the cross and carried my garbage then sure God sees me as of great value ... it's still very hard not to listen to that shouting of emotions <reasoning is so awfully small sometimes>
What I do to battle these negative emotions is by seeking spiritual healing, by what? none other than hearing the Word of the Hour preached to gain or increase ones faith, and by the revelations obtained, I then see more clearly the reason or the cause of my weaknesses, and from realizing will come overcoming.

[NeedGod]

yeah, keep reading the Word and praying, even(and especially)when you dont feel like. pray about it with persistence and patience. it will go eventually! God will see you through ad when youget out of this widerness and across Jordan, you will sing a song of praise. I wil pray for you Joris!

[Angelo]

"it's still very hard not to listen to that shouting of emotions."

It is God speaking to our heart.

[NeedGod]

yeah, but sometimes you cant be sure if its God or not. sometimes there is such a great conflict inside me i feel lost and confused.

[joris]

"it's still very hard not to listen to that shouting of emotions."

It is God speaking to our heart.hmm, in fact, yes :)
though many times with having deep emotions (not nice ones I mean), fears and things tend to make trusting all that much harder
Thank God He changed so much already, such that I don't go through that, that often, anymore :)