The Cure for my Super Hero Syndrome
Overwhelmed?
Is there a nagging voice in your head filling you with fear and dread that you are not enough for the task or tasks at hand? A counselor once asked me to illustrate my feelings. I presented her with my simple hand drawing of a woman with every hair in place while balancing a long board across the shoulders. Bricks were stacked high on the board, so high some were even falling off. The bricks had names – people's names, responsibilities, fears. You get the picture. I bet you've even been there. Maybe you are there now. I felt responsible for everything. At some point I believed the lie that if it had to be, it was up to me.
But I was failing at being everyone's hero.
For the last couple of years, God has directed my thoughts and prayers to ask Him for humility. I didn't realize how much pride I had in me. But He did and in His love for me, He is helping me address it.
I am not enough! A part of me wanted to slay the dragon that taunted me with those words. But it really is the truth. I am not enough for my husband, my job, my parents, my friends. But thankfully He is.
My life verse is Ephesians 3:20; "
All glory to Him who is able through His mighty power at work in us to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think."
Memorizing this verse and those before it is helping me to overcome my pride and my fear of inferiority. He is the super hero with mighty powers. When I recognize that I am not enough, I can call out for help. And His mighty power works within me or around me to get the job done. Believe it or not, He has even better ideas for solving problems than me! He accomplishes MORE , infinitely more, that I can conjure up in my creative mind. All I have to do is admit I am not enough and ask for help.
Oh – I also have to wait.
Oh – and trust that He is at work.
I'm a work in progress with this humility thing. In those few areas that I am releasing Him to do the work in me or around me, I feel such freedom. The best word I can find for it is "exhale". I am exhaling in relief.
What about you? How are you finding freedom from the super-hero syndrome? I would love to hear your story and exhale with you!
jennifer o. white
At 40+ years, Jennifer White is a woman thrilled to be learning and living the truth of who God created her to be. She and her hero-husband David enjoy life near Branson, Missouri. Jennifer knows she's loved by God because He graciously found her a job in social media where she is actually paid to network with people on facebook, twitter and the blogosphere. She is the social media marketing strategist for New Leaf Publishing Group (nlpg.com), a Christian book publishing company on the move. She blogs for the authors of NLPG at authoringsuccess.net and for her friends at jennspiration.wordpress.com. When she is not blogging, tweeting and facebooking, she can be found with a cell phone glued to her ear networking for the Kingdom of our amazing God.
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