CONFIDENCE in your CALLING!

SOOOO! It feels really really good to be writing this morning! I haven't in a long while. I have always seen myself as a VERY confident person, in social settings, expressing myself, standing up for myself and others, not being afraid of too many things, people or situations! All of that is good, but only to a certain extent! I have ALWAYS been confident in the FLESH, but quite the OPPOSITE when it comes to walking in the spirit, in the calling that God has put on my life! I have allowed my own doubts, and the judgement of others have an adverse effect on me and what I think about myself spiritually! God has called me to be an evangelist,  PERIOD! I have been given this word on SEVERAL occasions in my life! I would accept the word, feel really good about it, thanking God for the assignment, and within a couple of days COMPLETELY DOUBTING THE CALL! I start thinking about what others will think if I told them, and not regular people, but FAMILY! Others outside of my family see it, and are encouraging, but the ones closest to me (with the exception of my children), NOT SO MUCH! I worry more about what is said behind my back, than focusing on what GOD has said. I spend time imagining how I am going to SHOW THEM, instead of diving even harder into the Word of God! I let anger creep in, instead of listening to the Holy Spirit! I was constantly thinking about arguing with the person who's words create the doubt, instead of putting the ENEMY (the DEVIL) and his lies INTO SUBMISSION! Forgetting about the power God has given me (us) to fight the devil spiritually! The bible says that our fight is not in the flesh, we cannot fight, argue, or GET BACK at people to solve problems, but only with prayer and affirmations can we regain and have confidence in the spirit! It is a SPIRITUAL WARFARE! It's not the person (flesh), it's the opposing spirit using them to distract you, to throw you off, to get you to doubt yourself and who GOD says you are! NEVER allow the opinions and grumblings of others take the wind out of your sail! Stay routed and grounded in Gods word. If You know what the calling is on your life, ask God to give you the strength, and CONFIDENCE to walk boldly in that calling! Write a list of affirmations, yours may vary because God has called each of us to different things, but the ones that pertain to us all are "I AM REDEEMED!", "I AM WORTHY!", "I AM DELIVERED!", "I AM FREE!", "I AM LOVED BY GOD!", "I AM CALLED!" Pray without ceasing, and stay in the word!! I love you, but PLEASE know that GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!! PUT ALL YOUR TRUST AND HOPE IN HIM!

2 CORINTHIANS 10:4-5

"THE WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE ARE NOT CARNAL, BUT MIGHTY THROUGH GOD TO THE PULLING DOWN OF STRONG HOLDS. CASTING DOWN IMAGINATIONS THAT EXALTETH ITSELF AGAINST THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD, AND BRINGING INTO CAPTIVITY EVERY THOUGH TO THE OBEDIENCE OF CHRIST!"