Compare self confidence (or will power) with religious faith?
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I think "faith" does weaken self-confidence.  And also responsibility.  I feel MUCH better about myself and my abilities now that I'm not a christian anymore.\n\nI was giving all the glory to God when something went right,.... and blaming myself, or attributing it to learning a needed lesson when something didn't go right.\n\nSo anything that was good was never because of me, and anything that was bad was always my fault.  Does that sound healthy to you?
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You bet! And vice versa. \n\nMy faith and my gods want me to ask questions. We grow by asking questions and seeking answers. Most of the time asking questions leads to more questions, but it's been my experience that asking questions and having doubts can strengthen faith.
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People only have initiative if they have self-confidence. They only have self-confidence if they believe in themselves.  They only believe in themselves if they like themselves.  They only like themselves if they have initiative.
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NOT by will power.  If you are in a eral relationship with Christ, the Holy Spirit will convict you to be humble, and then you decide
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Just believe in your capacities and remember that God is always there to help you. Everything is possible when you believe in yourself!
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Yes. That's the trouble with BELIEF. You accept something on faith, whether it makes sense or whether there's any proof at all.
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i think you are onto something there.\nthe best rule is to just put your trust in yourself and your own faith, and go with that.
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Acting on faith strengthens it. Testing God might not be the same thing
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Self confidence is having faith in urself in whtever u say or do even when u r wrong
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yeah...self confidence
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Have faith. Pray. You will know.
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Faith is having a strong belief which you cannot absolutely prove (ie: I have faith Elvis is really alive)\n\nDestiny is the faith that the future is preordained and that things "are meant to be". \n\nBelieving in God is synonomous with having Faith in God.\n\nCommonly, people believe that God is the one who controls Destiny.
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Well said, and thank you. You might have a point. I'd like to think that one doesn't have to have no faith, to have manners, intellect, and a sense of humor. But If you've ever noticed someone who is deeply religious, they are always trying to convert you, or convince you otherwise. Whereas I've never tried to push my belief on anyone. In fact, If it wasn't for people, mostly coworkers, trying to ask for donations, or just asking me questions about my faith, they would never know that I'm not a religious person. But based on that one principal, now they keep there distance...Goddamn hypocrites!!
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Believe in yourself. Self belief is a universal cure. People whom doctors have given up hope on have been cured. People in dangerous and difficult situations have been known to have overcome all difficulties. This is due to self belief. Belief that you can do the impossible and all will be well.
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Spells, incantations, chants, and prayers all work along the same channel.  Belief is the key that makes them work.  Even Jesus told the people that He healed "your faith has made you whole".  If you believe strong enough, prayers, spells etc. do work.
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Right on!  'Do not judge lest you yourself be judged.'  It's arrogant to think you know better than God.
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I'm a believer. \n\nTypicially positive feeling and attitudes lead one to faith.  Faith is not just something you have or don't, it's a judgement thing that can go up and down in gradients.   Faith is measure of ones beliefs, that can be attributed toward anything really.  Faith that the sun will rise each day, faith that there will be food on your table each day, faith that you'll be able to keep your job, faith that you will stay married.  Take away faith and you have a sad person.\n\nIn many respects Religions to non believers can at least be seen as man's attempt to document attitudes and processes that are good for society. The more faith you have in your Religion and the things it accomplishes to this goal, the more you might become a true believer.  There are more things in this world than we will ever truely understand...  anyone that thinks otherwise is lying to you and themselves.\n\nPersonally I believe in Jesus' teachings, to me he was truely the best person ever on earth with the best beliefs.  Someone to believe in.