Have you ever felt like everyone is doing better than you? There’s always that co-worker they are exceeding at their job, or the friend that has an amazing relationship, marriage and kids. While we may not struggle with in adequacy every day, it can be easy to remember those days when we did. These scriptures about feeling inadequate can be applied to daily life and will help you overcome your negative feelings. I promise, it’s never too late to overcome and trust me by the end of this post you’ll feel more confident than ever before.
We all have areas in life in which we feel inadequate. If you’re struggling with inadequacy and doubt, there are Bible verses to combat your lack of self-confidence and belief. The Bible is full of truths that can help you get on the right path. It will help you face your fears and be encouraged during challenging times.
Bible Verses To Combat Inadequacy
The Bible is full of verses that talk about our inadequacy. Here’s just a few:
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has similarly been tested in every way, yet without sin.” (Hebrews 4:15)
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20)
“For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.” (John 3:34)
“For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.” (Ephesians 5:8-10)
If you want to learn more about how inadequate we really are, pick up a Bible and start reading!
It’s important to remember that even the most famous and influential people in history had moments of feeling inadequate.
Here are a few Bible verses that address feeling inadequate:
1) “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13)
2) “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Corinthians 12:9)
3) “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1)
1 Corinthians 12:22-24
“You are not limited to the power of one person, but you are given the power to be strong in your faith by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the power that helps you be everything you were created to be. You are able to do everything God asks of you because he gives his strength to his children.
The Lord will give you strength when you’re weak and he’ll help you finish what’s important to him when your body fails.”
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
Philippians 4:13
“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”
- “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”
-Ecclesiastes 3:11
- “We are all like grass, and all our glory is like the flower of the field. The grass withers and the flower fades, when the wind of God blows upon it; truly the people are like grass.”
-Psalm 103:15-16
- “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.”
-Hebrews 4:15
Bible Verses To Combat Inadequacy
- Psalm 18:30-31 (NIV)
“As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.”
- Hebrews 4:12 (NIV)
“For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”
Bible Verses About Feeling Inadequate
The Bible is full of verses that combat inadequacy. The following are just a few.
- “The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” (Psalms 18:2)
- “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)
- “I have made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I look upon a young woman? For what is the portion from God above is better than the highest of human blessings.” (Job 31:1-2)
- “The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.” (Proverbs 10:27)
- “A fool folds his hands together And does nothing” (Proverbs 26:13)
Be accurate in your work and in your behavior.
- Colossians 4:5
Be accurate in your work and in your behavior.
- Colossians 4:5
God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. – Hebrews 6:10
We must keep our eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. He knows how to guide us over the finish line so we will be mature in our relationship with our Savior. – Hebrews 12:2
“But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy.” 2 Timothy 3:1-2
“The fear of man brings a snare and he who trusts in him shall be disappointed.” Proverbs 29:25
“For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you will live.” Romans 8:13
“For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely his eternal power and divine nature have been clearly perceived ever since the creation of the world, being understood through what has been made so that men are without excuse.” Romans 1:19-20
- “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you.” (Jeremiah 29:11)
- “The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.” (Psalm 145:18)
- “I am with you always, even unto the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:20)
- “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” (Mark 9:23)
- “And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to His will He heareth us:” (1 John 5:14)
- “And if any man hear my words, and believe not I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world but to save the world.” (John 12:47)
- For what shall it profit a man though he should gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? (Mark 8:36)
Bible Verses About Being Accurate
Bible verses about being accurate are found in Proverbs 20:19 and Psalm 25:5. These two passages will help you combat feelings of inadequacy as they encourage you to be honest and truthful.
Proverbs 20:19 says, “Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.” This verse shows that God hates dishonesty and will punish those who try to deceive others by using inaccurate measuring instruments.
Psalm 25:5 tells us that God’s word is pure and righteous. It is like a plumb line that can be trusted for accuracy. The psalmist writes, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
“You will be right in the sight of the LORD and you will be more accurate than many in Israel.”
- 1 Samuel 12:3
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.”
- Proverbs 1:7
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.”
- Psalm 111:10
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”
- Ephesians 2:8-9
1 John 3:18
My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test?
1 Thessalonians 5:21-22
Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil.
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
- “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8)
- “I am not what I ought to be; I am not what I want to be; I am not what I hope to be in another world. But thank God, He has made me what I am.” (St Augustine)
- “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on you!” (Isaiah 26:3)
- “Don’t boast about tomorrow, for you don’t know what a day may bring forth.” (Proverbs 27:1)
- “Let us therefore approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16)
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing” – John 15:5
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” – Matthew 22:37-40
“For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, our living [soul or spirit] has a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.” – 2 Corinthians 5:1
“No one can keep himself alive by taking his own life. Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul.” – Psalm 27:4