![]() But it is so comforting to know that it is possible. That kind of confidence can only come through the Father as we grow in our faith and relationship with Him. Imagine being prepared to count others as more important, meaning your focus is on other people and not on how other people are experiencing you. ![]() Imagine walking into a social situation convinced that you are kind and patient as others may also feel out of place, that you are not there to build yourself up or make some grand impression. If you are a believer, you are already victorious over fear and anxiety. God is love, and His Spirit is at work in all believers. This is such a VBS/Sunday school verse, but it’s soo good. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. It does not insist on its own way it is not irritable or resentful it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love is patient and kind love does not envy or boast it is not arrogant or rude. When you see yourself rightly, it will enable you to view others the way the Father sees them and in social situations that will help you shift your focus from yourself and how awkward you may be to them. You have to figure out who the Father is saying you are and let His declarations be louder than both the positive and negative things you label yourself as in your head. Just like Moses told us that he was the most humble man in the world. Listen, my friend, true humility is learning to see yourself the way that God sees you. I think I am terrible, no good, pathetic, better off alone, or insert some other random self depreciating thought.” Maybe you’re thinking, “I am not prideful. You may be wondering what pride has to do with this. Humility is so hard to walk in because pride is so blinding. In humility, consider others as more significant than yourself. ![]() There is a major key in this scripture passage. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. ![]() You NEED good and godly people around you to thrive in this life.ĭo nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. You NEED to surround yourself and be in fellowship with fellow believers. We isolate ourselves to protect ourselves out of fear. Isolating yourself comes naturally, but you have to know that it is very destructive, and it is pointing to deeper unresolved issues. Relate to that one? It’s less fun and quirky than the first I know. I find it difficult to believe that people like me sometimes. What about this confession - I also struggle with the lie that I am not wanted or that I am not very important to anyone. I love being at home in comfy clothes, reading, or working on this blog. I am a natural homebody, and I am not ashamed of that fact. Let me know if you relate - I have a history of being a total isolator. Luckily the Holy Spirit within us doesn’t allow such nonsense. Man, right off the bat, isn’t this one of those verses we tend to like to avoid? Just me? Okay. Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire he breaks out against all sound judgment. I believe it will help everyone who suffers from social anxiety but also get help if help is what you need, my friend. So, by all means, read and enjoy this post. Scripture is powerful, and I believe this post’s verses will help EVERYONE, but sometimes we need extra help in this life, and that is what good therapy is for. This is an encouraging Bible verse round-up post you found on the internet. If you have very severe social anxiety or if your anxiety is caused by trauma, get counseling. Luckily the Bible is full of verses straight from God that will motivate you to move and empower you to live free from the chains of fear and anxiety.ĭISCLAIMER: I get emails about this post, so let me make a couple of things clear. So how can we press through the social phobias to make the connections we crave? So much of the encouragement and growth we need and crave in this life will come from the Father but through others. The big problem is that it keeps us from the community we need and crave, and it buries us in fear and anxiety until we have isolated ourselves and built walls to protect us from unseen threats. I have struggled with social anxiety for as long as I have been social. I, too, struggle with social anxiety, and thankfully God has bought me a very long way. Listen, if your palms get all sweaty at the thought of having to mingle or you would just much rather stay at home in your pj’s watching Netflix from bed than go to a new place where you have to interact with strangers for an undisclosed amount of time, I feel you.
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