Real Self Belief

“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” – Psalms 56:3,4 In an intriguing way, stress and anxiety are often inversely related. This means that having more minor stressors in your life can actually lead to lower overall stress levels. However, this can present a real problem. As your world becomes smaller and you experience fewer triumphs, victories, and moments of perseverance, you may begin to lose confidence in yourself and possibly in your faith in God as well. This decline in self-belief often occurs because you feel like you haven’t achieved anything. People growing up in privileged, middle-class American families may seem to have low-stress lives, yet they can experience high anxiety due to a lack of self-belief. This often stems from not pushing through challenges and