The Bold and the Bashful.



Shyness is the state of being timid, easily frightened, reserved, bashful and shrinking from contact with others. For me as Christian, shyness can be overcome by relying on the Holy Spirit. The Bible explains this in Timothy 1:17. `` For the Holy Spirit, God`s gift does not want to be afraid of people, but to be wise and strong, and to love them and enjoy being with them.


Timidity, shyness and bashfulness are basically fear, and fear is the opposite of faith. We overcome fear through faith from God and love from God. Faith and love from God come from saturating the heart, mind and life with the Scriptures.


Besides becoming a Christian, learning to live under the control of the Holy Spirit, replacing fear and pride from faith and love from God and saturating our minds with Scriptures, we can add one more ingredient to overcoming shyness. The world calls it ``Self-esteem and self-image.