Confidence
Thursday March 28, 2019
God has given gifts to everyone; no one has been left out. God has a plan for our lives and He equips us with everything we need to fulfill that plan. The gifts He gives us are not solely for our own benefit but are to be used in serving and caring for others. The first step in developing confidence in using our gifts is acknowledging that God is our creator and each one of us is individually gifted with the qualities God desires.
Lord … You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. (Psalm 139:13-14 NLT)
In order to improve our confidence, we will need to demonstrate to ourselves that we can actually achieve what we set out to do. How do we do that? We ask God to direct us and help us and then we step out 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. 
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (Ephesians 2:10 NLT)
As we participate in what God has planned for us to do, God promises to help us. Are we willing to step forward, confident in who God says we are? Are we willing to follow the plan He has for us. Will we resolve today to exchange our old pessimistic self for the new confident self who is created in God’s likeness?
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for the good plan You have for my life and the gifts you have given me to fulfill it. Help me to know that plan and fill me with Your power to carry it out. Amen
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