Life by the Numbers

For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. (Psalm 139:13-15 ESV). Living life “by the numbers” is an odd outlook! However, when you begin to understand my basis for making such a statement, I think you’ll agree with its logic. I have long been an advocate of high self-esteem and self-confidence. In fact, most people who know me would agree that there is no lack of either in my life! I know that you can go too far with anything, including self-worth, but most people don’t go nearly far enough. The more self-confidence you have the more times you’ll try to do something. The more self-confidence you have the less you’ll be affected by temporary and short-term disappointments. The more self-confidence you have the more likely it is that you’ll live a life full of achievement, riches, satisfaction and joy. The place to begin is in the truth of God. One of the basic fundamental truths in the Scripture is that you are unique! Some mathematician has figured that the odds are greater than 50 billion to 1 against their ever being anyone with the unique combination of talents, skills, and abilities that you possess. The unbelievable achievements that you’re capable of, only God knows. What we do know is that your greatest areas of achievement come from your areas of strength, once identified and capitalized upon will bring you infinite success. The men and women who achieve the most are invariably those who have taken the time to identify their strong points and continually refine them. And further, you’ll never really be happy or satisfied until you can apply your unique God given talents toward the thing you love to do. When you're not where you want to be, you’ll know it. You feel discontentment, uneasiness and unhappy. To enjoy high levels of self-confidence you must be living your life in a way that challenges you, stretches you and makes you grow. The only successful way to achieve this is to do what you are naturally comfortable with. The good news is your discontentment and unhappiness are signs for you to step forward and live a life of joy. Don’t let the “But, I just can’t” attitude keep you from taking steps to becoming who God intended for you to be. Real joy is not in careers, or possessions. Real life is to be found within you. Joy is found within. I have found it true that when I am happy with myself, I can be happy with every thing else! You are “wonderfully complex with a marvelous workmanship.” Who could ask for more than that? Begin this very moment thanking God for making you so wonderful and start living life by the numbers! They are in your favor. The odds are all for you. Start walking in the knowledge of your success! He has not made you to fail!