Confidence
Friday June 20, 2014
Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident. (Psalm 27:3 NIV)
When our confidence is based on what God says then we have no reason to fear. If we have not resolved in our hearts to believe what God says then we will not trust Him to deliver us from the trouble that will present itself in our lives. We will continue to try to resolve things in our own way and never realize that there is a more excellent way.
And yet I will show you the most excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. (1 Corinthians 12:31-13:1 NIV)
In order to improve our confidence we often have to demonstrate to ourselves that we can actually achieve what we set out to do. How do we do that? We take a risk and do something we haven’t done before. We leave the safety and security of our comfort zone in order to achieve something new. This might mean having a talk with a counselor or pastor, signing up for a class, volunteering our time, doing service work in a support group, participating in a Bible fellowship group, applying for a job or training course, etc. We will never grow in confidence if we stay in our comfort zone. We develop confidence by gritting our teeth and declaring, "If I am marvelously made, and if I have all this divine potential within me, I'm going to try this most excellent way and see what happens." Then, as the slogan says encourage yourself to “Just Do It”!
Let us then 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 NIV)
Let’s not droop our heads or drag our feet or separate ourselves from the body of Christ. If we isolate any one part of a human body and examine it, it may seem odd and useless. Only when we are connected to a community of people and doing our appointed job do we fully realize our usefulness and grow in our confidence about who we are and where we belong.
Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. (Romans 12:4-6a NLT)
Today, be confident in the grace God is pouring out on you and trust Him whose promises are backed by His unfailing love.
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