Hey Bestie! Are you in need of some tips to boost confidence?
Confidence is all about knowing who you are and whose you are. Everyone is born with a sense of confidence because of where we come from.
A confident person is okay with being different. They are comfortable being themselves around anyone, not afraid to go against the grain, does what’s right even if its not popular, and they understand their identity is not in the things of this world.
Confidence is in you Bestie, you just have to give it a little boost for it to come out.
This post is all about tips to boost confidence.
Are you ready? Let’s geaux!
What Is Confidence
“The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever”(Isaiah 32:17 NIV).
Confidence is the knowledge and belief that you belong to someone who has you by any means. It’s a trust that compels you to do right because you don’t want to disappoint the One who created you.
You can’t have confidence without anchoring it to someone who will never change or fade. Confidence comes from doing what’s right even when you think no one is looking.
Think about when you’re doing the speed limit, you are confident that you won’t get pulled over. Why? Because you’re doing what’s right.
This brings you peace. When there’s right living, the result is peace and trust forever. Both of these are components of confidence.
The Importance Of Confidence
Confidence helps you to navigate the world you live in. When you know where you’re from, who you are, and what you’re designed to do; life becomes simpler.
When you’re confident, you’re able to face the world head on no matter what conflicts arise. Most people think that confidence is a matter of how you look on the outside, but that’s only a small percentage of overall self-confidence.
To better understand confidence you need to know WHAT you are. You are a spirit, with a soul, that lives inside of a body. You are not your body or your emotions.
It doesn’t matter what situation or circumstances you came from; the confidence you need was already given to you…it just needs a boost.
But first you need to understand that you’re not from Earth. You were sent to Earth.
You are from a country called Heaven. The reason why you were born is to impact the Earth with your unique expression given to you by your Source.
Without this knowledge, it is impossible to have true confidence.
Where Does Confidence Come From
The simplest answer is that confidence comes from God. You started inside of God before the world began, then he called you out of himself.
God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth”(Genesis 1:26 ESV).
There is no way you can ever be secure and confident in a world where everything is always shifting and changing unless you’re anchored to the Rock.
Your confidence can’t come from external things, it has to come from the God inside of you.
Confidence is not about what you can do, where you’re from on Earth, how much education you have, compliments from others, your body, success, or any other external thing.
Your confidence has to come from the One who started it all which is God. God is the only One who is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8 NIV).
Self-confidence is only valid when in connection with your Source. It’s very hard to have confidence in yourself unless you know where you’re from and what you are as far as creation goes.
There’s a huge difference between being confident in something and having confidence. I remember going to school dances where guys rented tuxedos.
They were always confident that the place they rented from would have a nice tux for them to wear, but their confidence didn’t come from the rental place or the tux. Their confidence always came from inside of themselves.
Think about it: If you feel fat, ugly, too skinny, or insecure; no one can boost your confidence until you make up your mind that you look good.
The switch has to be made by you according to the truth about who/what you are and the changes you will make for yourself.
Confidence is something you have in your possession. It’s not tangible, but you received it long before you even knew what it was.
It’s like the unknown feature on your phone. The feature was built into the design, but you have to discover it in order for it to benefit you.
15 Tips To Boost Confidence
Awakening the confidence inside of you may take some time. There’s so much you’ve gone through so don’t rush this process or beat yourself up if you mess up.
These tips will help you boost your confidence like never before.
1. Dedicate/Rededicate Your Life To God
Again, confidence comes from God. He is the Source of all things. Apart from him you have nothing. The way to get to God is through Jesus Christ.
Bestie, if you have felt at a distance or if something has been feeling like it’s missing then here’s your opportunity to get into relationship with your Bestie Forever.
The Bible says that all you have to do is confess with your mouth and believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead and you can be saved. If you want to be saved, repeat this prayer aloud:
Lord Jesus I repent (turn). I believe you lived, died, and rose again with all power just for me. Today I would like to invite you into my life as my Lord, Savior and Bestie Forever. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
{OMG, I am so happy for you and God is ecstatic because your name is now written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. You now have direct access to God and this is just the beginning! Talk with him, walk with him, grab some free resources, and read his Word daily. This is the first of the best days of your life!-Devyn}
2. Seek The Kingdom
Remember how I mentioned that you’re not from Earth? The country Heaven is a kingdom that you’re a citizen of (Philippians 3:20 NLT). You need to get back to your roots and explore what it means to be a royal.
To seek the kingdom means is to desire, to learn about the country’s culture, and the King. You develop the desire by reading more and more of the word of God.
Seeking the Kingdom helps you to renew your mind. In simpler terms, it means to go back to your original mind.
3. Get To Know Yourself
You are a spirit, with a soul, living inside of a body. Getting to know yourself is a process that never ends and a process you can start at any age.
It’s important that you take care of each layer of yourself.
Ideas To Take Care Of Each Layer Of Yourself
Spirit
- Spend time with God (in and out of the Word)
- Read the Word
- Listen to music that feeds you truth and positivity
- Prayer
- Affirmations based on truth of who you are
Soul (mind, will, emotions)
- Meditating on God’s truth
- Acknowledge and pay attention to your emotions
- Slow down and practice mindfulness
- Reparent yourself
- Be your own cheerleader instead of your worst enemy
- Give yourself grace
- Develop your own self care routine
- Meditation/breathing exercises
Body
- Eat mostly fruits (this is your species specific food check Genesis 1:29 NLT)
- Cut out the processed foods
- Begin to listen and understand the body that you live in
- Exercise
Take some time this year to explore yourself. Explore what it means to be a spirit, with a soul, inside of a body.
You are a unique creation that was created in the image of the Most High God!
Getting to know yourself will require you to spend time alone even if its only for ten minutes a day. You deserve to get to know you!
4. Practice Righteousness
Righteousness means the right way of living. Did you know that God has a preferred way for you to live that allows you to thrive?
None of us were placed here to experiment in life. We were placed here to experience the Kingdom of God here on the Earth.
Practicing righteousness brings you peace just like when you’re driving the speed limit.
5. Obey God
God doesn’t want you to obey him to control you. He wants you to obey him because he knows what’s best for you.
I know you’ve probably been indoctrinated with the word obedience and it just makes you want to rebel. Trust me, I get it.
But he is trying to allow you to live the best way possible. A little trick you can use is to replace the word obey with the word love.
God wants you to live him. How do you love him? You obey him (John 14:15 NLT).
6. Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone
Stepping out of your comfort zone means to go against the norm and go after your purpose. What does that look like for you?
If you can think anything, you can do it. It hasn’t crossed your mind, just to stay there. You are a gift to the world and each idea you have is a gift that can be deposited into the world.
It will be scary to step outside of your comfort zone, but that courageous step will boost your confidence!
7. Exercise
You already know when you look better, you feel better. I know when I personally started to work out, it gave me a different level of confidence. And don’t talk about when I had a new workout set!
Exercising is an amazing way to boost your confidence. Again when you look better, you feel better!
8. Practice Mindfulness
Mindfulness is just a practice where you focus in on whatever you’re doing in the moment. Let’s just say you’re washing dishes.
A moment of mindfulness would be to think about how the water feels on your hands, the sound of you scrubbing each dish, or how the soap feels between your fingers.
You may be thinking how is practicing mindfulness going to boost my confidence. Well mindfulness gets you to focus in on your thoughts and feelings about whatever you’re doing.
9. Challenge Yourself
Confidence isn’t only gained by doing things that you already know how to do. It comes when you do something that you’re afraid of or when you try something new.
This is where you are also going to be getting outside of your comfort zone. What is something that God has placed on your heart that you haven’t done out of fear?
Are there any excuses you’ve given God for why you can’t do something that he’s placed on your heart? What are those things?
10. Embrace Your Inner Child
Did you know that you can mature in your physical and not your mental? So many of us are not living through the lenses of today, but we are living through the lenses of when we were children.
Maybe you were abused and no one ever came to validate that what you went through was wrong. If you’ve ever went through any abuse, then I’m sorry.
Let me tell you that yes, it was wrong. But I also want to tell you that although the abuse was not your fault, it is your responsibility.
To embrace your inner child, you will have to speak to yourself and tell yourself what you needed to hear.
It’s time for you to reparent yourself and pay attention to you for you.
11. Dress Your Best (Even In The House If You Have To)
Again when you look good, you feel good. Grab that outfit that you’ve been saving in the back of the closet and put it on.
You don’t have to dress up for anyone but yourself. It doesn’t have to be a special occasion for you to put on your best. You’re the special occasion Bestie!
12. Become Less Available
Most times we can lose ourselves in doing more for others than we do for ourselves. Your time is valuable and everybody is competing for your time if you think about it.
Do you know that time is the only currency that you spend that you can’t get back? Why waste it not getting to know yourself as the god you are?
13. Identify And Work On Your Weaknesses
What are your weaknesses? Is there anything that you’re easily tempted by? What are the the things that hinder your growth? Identify these things and get to work on them.
14. Practice A Craft
Doing things with your hands is a sure fire way to gain confidence. Can you draw? Do you build? Can you play an instrument? Do you write?
Try learning something new to do with your hands. It will definitely boost your confidence.
15. Celebrate The Little Accomplishments
Confidence boosts don’t always come from doing monumental things. Many times, it’s the little accomplishments that make all the difference.
Make sure to always celebrate your accomplishments, even the little ones.
This post was all about tips to boost confidence.
Remember you’re destined to win because he go up!
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