If your child feels inadequate,
they are in good company. Paul felt
inadequate as well, so did Joshua, and the list could go on and on. If your child has feelings of inadequacy, read
on.
The child who battles with
feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt will usually respond in one of five
ways.
One of the most common ways in
which one deals with their feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt is by
surrendering. The individual who chooses
this approach has concluded that he is a failure. Having accepted his worthlessness, he
attempts to guard his wounded ego from further damage by drawing into a shell
of silence and loneliness. This person
never initiates a conversation; he never enters contests or campaigns; he is
afraid to ask a young lady out on a “date.”
This person will never defend his honor when trampled on by others. He has indeed surrendered.
Every school classroom is
populated with children who have admitted defeat to themselves. They quietly sit in silence. Their peers simply think they are shy. The child who lives a life of surrender is
usually misjudged in two ways. Since he
is quiet and unresponsive, some assume he is “snobbish.” Imagine that!
The child who thinks so little of himself is assumed by his peers to
think too much of himself. Secondly,
because the surrendered child seldom speaks, it is assumed he is not a
“thinker,” that he lives in a world of his own, which is not true. The child with feelings of inadequacy and
self-doubt has found safety in “being quiet.”
When the surrendered child reaches
adulthood, he will find his friend in “a bottle” (alcohol). If they do not meet someone of the opposite
sex, they become controlling because of the lack of confidence in their ability
to “keep them” so they turn to intimidation to keep from losing them.
What to do:
✞ Teach your child to surrender to God, not the flesh.
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