Psalm 139:13-14 – “For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.” NKJV

My guess is that most people, at one time or another, have suffered with a feeling of inferiority or inadequacy and as a result acted in such a way as to alienate others.  It reminds me of a story I heard a few years ago.

A man went to a Psychiatrist and the doctor asked him what prompted his visit.  He said, “Doctor I am suffering from an inferiority complex and feelings of inferiority.”  In the next few weeks the doctor said, “I have some good news.”  The man sat us and asked, “What’s that?”  The doctor said, “You condition is not a complex.  You are inferior!” 

             It is a simple fact that all are not equal in ability or intelligence.  Scientists tell us that there is enough atomic power in one human body to destroy New York City.  They also contend that the human mind is astounding powerful and one scientist suggested:  “It is almost impossible to calculate this phenomenon, but as best I can determine, if we could build an electronic computer that could do all the human mind can, it would be a building about a city block wide and at least 22 stories tall.”  Yet in spite of this, human beings often cower in timidity and inferiority and that is what I find amazing.

All may face this problem but it is not a requirement that we cultivate it.  It is imperative that we, through the work of the Spirit of God, defeat it and walk in the full victory God has given us knowing who we are and whose we are.

One of the most notable characters from scripture who manifested an ‘inferiority complex’ was MOSES.  When we see Moses at 80 coming to deliver Israel, if we did not know the story would think he never suffered from the lack of confidence!  He had a history of failure.  In Exodus 3 he killed an Egyptian had to flee and found himself in the Midian desert where he is all but forgotten for 40 years.  God comes to him in a burning bush and says, “I send you.”  Moses protested remembering the failures he had been nursing and rehearsing for 40 years.  We could call it ‘humility’ but the truth is it was ‘inferiority’.  Humble people have a very high level of confidence in God and trust Him.  Humility and faith go hand in hand.

Moses protest that he is ‘unqualified’ and insisted that no one would listen.  Moses was not being ‘humble’ for his focus was on himself he was being ‘inferior’ and showing a lack of confidence in God and God’s choice to use him.  The things God did to convince him were designed to get his eyes off self and onto God.  God is either in charge or He is not. He is either capable or He is not there is no in-between.  If God calls he prepares and provides as He did with Moses. 

To defeat feelings of inferiority we need to shift the focus from self to God.  If He is who the Bible declares Him to be then we can trust Him and if He has chosen us for anything He will enable us.  How can I feel inferior when I am created and called by the Creator of all things?  Whatever He wants me to be He equips me to be that.  God knew me before I was in the womb and has a plan for my life.  He has called and commissioned us, all of us.  He is working on us and is working and will work through us.  There is nothing impossible with Him!

            May God be with you as you go through this day!