How do you best deal your weaknesses?

Question

Do you avoid them or face it head on?

Answer 1

The best way to deal with a weakness is to admit to yourself and to others that you have a weakness. Half the reason your weaknesses keep you down is that many people are ashamed of them and deny they have any, even to themselves. My weaknesses are that I crave attention, I'm ego-centric and I have an eating disorder. Now that's I've admitted that to all the people reading this, the next step is to fix those things. I already feel good about it. Blessed be.

Answer 2

Well 1st of all like it or not we all have weaknesses.
All that means is some atributes are stronger than others .
I Was very shy growing up so instead of letting on , I acted like I was comfortable until I got that way . It is harder this way at first but better in the long run to face shortcommings head on .
Most people who meet me would never know now that I ever had a problem with shyness .
I think avoiding something breeds fear . Fear is debilitating .
My biggest fear was public speaking , I faced that too and with help and coaching , I have spoken to groups as big as 400 people, and I enjoyed it !
Anything is possible if you want it bad enough .

Answer 3

I face them, though only sometimes do I do it head-on. Most times, I do it along with other things I'm working on, thinking about, and doing.

For example, the sin of pride. Pride manifests in my life in many ways--the urge to be sarcastic; the urge to laugh at people's ignorance; the desire to cultivate a forceful persona that people tend to like; the belief that I can handle things on my own without divine guidance. Just to name a few.

What I do is ask God to remove this character flaw. When I ask God, what he normally does is provide me with many opportunities to accept things in humility or to act out of pride. That is, normally if I am asking for God to help me with pride, he allows people into my life who are insulting, demeaning, belittling, disrespectful, and so forth. When I encounter a situation with one of these people, I ask God for the "three extra seconds" where I don't act or speak but stop and think about acting or speaking. If I really want to speak nastily or behave poorly, right then and there I say a prayer and ask God for the strength to sit still and shut up. God always provides the strength...always. The only time I act like crap in these sorts of situations is when I don't pray--when I take the matter into my own hands.

The funny thing is that I know the result of taking matters into my own hands, and sometimes I do it anyway. It is a momentary release and relief to spit sarcasm at another person. Temporarily, it makes me feel better and empowered. Only later do I realize that it was wrong and ugly...and then I ask God to forgive me and to help attune my focus so that next time I will be better prepared, and more willing to ask for God's strength.

Ultimately, when I avoid acting out of pride through God's strength, I feel better in the long term. That is, the momentary relief of being curt is nothing compared to the long-term relief of having no mess to clean up and having no shame or other icky repercussions.

In the moment, I sometimes forget that God's way is always, always the right way.

So...I hope this is some manner answers your question.

Answer 4

The only luck I have in dealing with them is by beginning my day in prayer about them and as the Lord directed asking Him to not lead me into temptation but to deliver me from all evil. The more I pray for His help and focus on Him delivering me the better I deal with my weaknesses. I actually do better if everytime I begin to think of my temptations that I go directly to God and pray for deliverance from them.

Answer 5

I've called up my demons and embraced them.
My weaknesses are often my assets, it depends on the situation. Just being aware of them makes the journey alot easier than denial.

Answer 6

weaknesses...

hmmm..

first, one should point out what is her weakness

then, ask, "is my weakness doing me something good?"

after asking yourself that question, come up with a decision..

avoid or face...

sometimes it is good to avoid but most of the time you should face it to overcome it..

God Bless You

Answer 7

It is already a great step forward that you realize your weaknesses.
Put them down one by one on paper (or in each of your brain boxes), and gradually fight against each of them with the guidance of God and your strong will.
For example, I want to reduce sugar consumption in the fight against diabete; I think more about the benefits of good heath, I take other favorite food, I pray for spiritual strength to feel the joy of my triumphant will, and little by little my body will learn to take the command of my mind.

Answer 8

First I observe them in action, to understand any major effects about them, then formulate a moment of stress to stimulate growth, or try to progressively solve them accordingly.

Answer 9

Who says I have weaknesses?

Answer 10

I make light of them, and soon no-one recognizes them as weaknesses.