How to Rise Above Lies and Grow Into Your Potential: Lead With Confidence and Make an Impact
Sunrise symbolizing clarity, renewed hope, and rising above limiting beliefs to step into your God-given leadership potential.
You cannot step confidently into God’s plan if you’re still battling lies that keep you stuck and second-guessing your calling.
Whether you lead at work, in your home, at church, or in your community, your leadership rises or falls on what you believe—about God, about your purpose, and about yourself.
But here’s the good news:
Personal growth + spiritual truth = unstoppable clarity, confidence, and leadership capacity.
What if you could become a strong leader who is committed to rise up, reject the lies, and lead with intention?
Well, you can. Let’s get started…
1. The Enemy’s Strategy Is Simple: Distract You With Lies
You want to live with intention, but intentionality gets derailed when we start believing lies like:
“I’m just too difficult.”
“I always mess things up.”
“Everyone else has it figured out but me.”
“I’m not cut out for leadership.”
Most of these lies didn’t start with you. They often come from unhealthy people, hurtful experiences, or moments when someone else’s brokenness shaped how you saw yourself.
But leaders who follow Jesus must anchor themselves to…
truth, not emotion…
clarity, not confusion…
God’s plan, not the opinions of others.
If this is resonating with you and you need to stop believing lies, tune into Episode 204 of the Confident Christian Influence podcast. This episode focuses on renewing your mind with what God says is true about you—so you can stop shrinking back and rise up into your purpose.
2. Personal Growth Is Not Optional for Leaders—It’s Essential
Many people tell me they feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure of their next step. The real issue is they lack clarity, confidence and capacity. All of those things can increase when we focus on personal growth.
Personal growth creates:
Clarity — so you can see where God is leading you. When you grow intentionally, it becomes easier to discern God’s priorities over the noise around you.
Confidence — so you can lead boldly and make decisions without fear. Confidence doesn’t come from knowing everything—it comes from becoming who God created you to be.
Leadership Capacity — so you can influence others with wisdom, strength, and compassion. Growth expands your capacity to serve, lead, and steward the opportunities God places in front of you. Episode 205 of the Confident Christian Influence podcast walks you through the “why” and the “how” behind personal growth so you can rise into the leader God is calling you to become.
3. Lies Keep You Small. Growth Pulls You Forward.
If the enemy can get you to believe lies, he can keep you from stepping into the influence God has assigned to you. It began in the Garden of Eden. Why is it that we don’t expect it or recognize it happening in our own life?
When you intentionally grow—spiritually, emotionally, relationally—you begin to:
Break limiting patterns
Replace confusion with clarity
Lead yourself well
Influence others with intention
Make decisions that align with God’s plan
Walk confidently in your calling
Leadership is not a title. It is a daily decision to lead like Jesus, steward your influence well, and refuse to stay stuck. Leading requires moving forward. Think about it. If a leader isn’t going forward, how can anyone follow?
4. Three Truths Every Christian Leader Must Remember
Here are three reminders that anchor you in God’s truth—especially when lies start whispering:
1️⃣ You are chosen and called by God.
You were created on purpose, for a purpose, with a purpose. Regardless of how you feel – you were created to lead others and make an impact in their life.
2️⃣ You don’t have to be perfect—just obedient.
Leaders don’t wait until they feel ready. That’s probably not going to happen – especially if you are humble. However, we are to be obedient. That means that we move forward and walk in obedience to God and His word. There are a lot of action words in the Bible. Go. Do. Walk. Lead. Serve. Give.
3️⃣ You are responsible to grow.
Roman’s 12:2 says, “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.”
We are to be on a path to complete transformation – going from our old self and transforming into the likeness of Christ. It won’t be complete until we step into Heaven, but until then we should be growing consistently.
Invest in your personal growth. It opens the door to more influence and greater clarity.
5. If You Want to Rise Into Your Leadership Calling, Start Here
Ask yourself:
What lie has been limiting my leadership?
Where is God calling me to grow right now?
What would change if I led with clarity and confidence instead of fear or doubt?
As you write our these questions and the answers, you may find it helpful to listen to these 2 episodes:
Episode 204: Strong Leaders Don’t Listen to Lies That Derail You From God’s Plan - Learn how to identify hidden lies, replace them with biblical truth, and lead with intention and clarity.
Episode 205: How Personal Growth Unlocks Clarity, Confidence, and Your God-Given Leadership Capacity - Discover why growth matters, how to start, and how to develop the habits that help you lead like Jesus.
Your leadership matters.
Your influence matters.
And the people God has called you to serve need you to rise.
This is your moment to grow, step forward, and live the Master What Matters way.
Ready to Go Deeper?
If you’re tired of feeling stuck or second-guessing yourself, coaching may be your next step.
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If you're ready to rise into the leader God created you to be, let’s talk.
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NOTE FROM PAM:
Thank you so much for reading this blog post. I appreciate you taking time to do that and my prayer is that it has influenced you to take a step closer to Jesus, surrender every area of your life to Him, and become the leader He created you to be and to do what He is calling you to do. I can testify that life is better with Him than trying to go it alone.
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