Don H. Polston - Be More than You Are . . . Its Possible

The Law of Faith... Wins

See It, Say It, Seize it... Its Yours

Like Yourself Unconditionally

The Life That Wins... Yes!

Living Without Losing... Really

There Can Be a New You... Today

Be More Than You Are... Its Possible

Where Theres a Wall, Theres a Way... Always

Immediate forth-coming books by Don H. Polston:

Tears on the Soul... Refreshing

The Need Stimulates... to Action

Inspirational Strategies... Straight Ahead

Lifes Battles Are Winnable

The Force of Faith... Creating

The Road to Healing... Step by Step

What Has Separated Your Heart?... Find It Again

Lord, I am unique... but I

hope Im not ridiculous.

I know You can use me

even when I am ridiculous...

but Id rather be radiant.

Its a comfort to know

You are for me,

and thats all I really need

to know.

to have self-confidence.

Amen.

The greatest battle in your life is building a workable self-confidence.

At some time you probably have said to yourself, It wont work for me. I cant do it. Im afraid I will look ridiculous. What if I make a fool of myself? What if Im not as good as people think I am? They will never again ask me to do it.

If you believe you are not capable, creative, or worthwhile, your total life will reflect this attitude through failure, disappointment, and heartache.

These are negative foundation stones on which to build a weak, defeated self-confidence; these are the stones which will become a wall of hindrance to successful, happy living.

Why not rephrase these negative statements and decree the very opposite concepts about yourself and your ability?

Let your mind be convinced that people will enjoy a new voice, a new face, and the new concepts which you have to offer. Convince yourself that you are unique! Say, It will work for me! I can do it! I am not afraid! I will look great! They will ask me to do it again.

The Apostle Paul understood this when he wrote, I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me (Philippians 4:13), and the great promise, If God be for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31). Repeat these over and over in your mind until you believe them yourself.

One little boy said, If God be for you, everybody else may as well be.

Read the Bible with an open and honest mind. Its promises will give you peace on which to build a workable and balanced self-confidence. What do I mean by a workable self-confidence? A workable self-confidence is one that is natural, mature, balanced, whole, and livable. You can live with a workable self-confidence. It makes you feel whole and complete; you have a feeling of worth, yet not of pride.

There is a self-confidence which can be out of balance, defeating, and disturbing. It can cause negative reactions within you as well as within others.

But workable self-confidence sparks new ideas and energies, causing you to be creative. It will help you to think big. Nothing really big happens to little-minded people who have a defeated self-confidence. When you have a workable self-confidence, you will discover that new charges of energy and vitality will pour into you and through you. You will start to build a new world right where you live. You will discover greater degrees of happiness and usefulness.

Happy hearts are found in busy, self-confident people. You can build a workable self-confidence within you that will bring happiness to your world and the worlds of others.

What distorts my fears

to monsters

and my hopes

to wishes?

Lord, what is holding me down?

Show me

and remove the old

scars... the old

skeletons.

Clean me up... clean me out.

Amen.

Do you have feelings of depression? Are there times when you consider yourself an under-achiever? Are you bothered by people who have less talent than you and yet appear to be more successful? Perhaps you have a suspicion there may be a better way to livea more exciting way to achievethan the way you are presently living and achieving.

At a recent motivational breakfast we discussed these questions: What creates desire? What is greed? What is the key that will unlock the doors of success and achievement? One man, a highly successful car dealer, said, It took me fifteen hours a day to accomplish what I can now do in two hours. I am able to accomplish more today because Christ has cleansed from my mind the defeated, distorted fears that crippled me and has forgiven me of my sins.

Others in the group pointed out that desire is the foundation of all effort that produces great results. Desire is the one ingredient which must be in the mind of the individual if he is to become the person he wants to be. Jesus said the same thing when He said,... whatever things ye desire... (Mark 11:24).

What would you say is holding you back from becoming the person you want to be? Are there old, negative skeletons in the closet of your mind? Perhaps there are old reruns of past failures, fears, or sour images which need to be exposed to the light. Once these old reruns are exposed to the light, the images become blurred and begin to fade. The film is no longer good. Most of us not only need converting, but we need to have the failure-tendency cleansed from our minds.