“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord. Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.” Jeremiah 1:5-10
Many might be admiring David for his bravery in killing Goliath. But there was some fear in David that could prevent him from comfortably being a king over Israel. This secret fear was exposed when he was to marry the king’s daughter.
Look at David’s secret fear. And David said: Seem it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed? – 1 Samuel 18:23. His inferiority complex was in he being poor and disrespected.
The disease of inferiority complex has the capacity of draining the superiority out of you. It takes away your market value. As long as you battle with inferiority, your potential to excel is obscured.
Most great persons have inferiority complexes buried in their secret fears. Let’s file out a litany of them.
Moses
And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since you have spoken unto your servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue – Exodus 4:10.
Moses had leadership potential but his fear was that he was a stammerer. Could a stammerer become a leader? Has someone done it before? How much time would he spend to speak a sentence for his people to hear? To lead people, it is impossible! Moses battled his plight of being a stammerer until his call exposed it.
Jeremiah
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child – Jeremiah 1:6. Jeremiah knew that God was calling him. But how could a young man at his age speak to the aged about their wrongdoings. Was that possible? So Jeremiah battled with age difference.
Saul
And Samuel said, When you were little in your own sight, were you not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed you king over Israel? – 1 Samuel 15:17. King Saul was described as the tallest in Israel. Though people admired his height, he was feeble in his mind.
What is your fear? That secret fear has the capacity to silence you in the class of achievers. That secret fear is the void for which you need God. God will ever ask you to do something for others because he has what it takes to help you overcome your secret fears.
LET’S PRAY
May the Lord give you grace to Know that, having the fear to fail is the assurance that you’ll succeed when you attempt in the glorious name of Jesus Christ. Amen Amen Amen. Fountain to your life.
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