Confidence, I have
come across this word several times in the last few weeks, among other things,
it reminds me of a conference I went to, maybe two years ago. The message of the conference had to do with
having self confidence, keeping it, and holding on to it, knowing we
are worth something, being confident in our selves, knowing who we are and what
we stand for. The conference speaker
used Hebrews 10:35 for the basis of the message...
“So do not throw away
your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.”
The thing about this verse is that it has nothing to do with
us, but everything to do with what we believe; our faith, do we believe in something
that is true? Is the God we believe in
true? Do we believe in His son, who died for us? Can we be confident that we can
trust Him, believe that He is who He says He is? Do we have confidence that He will do what He
says he will do?
I am not always confident in myself, I fail, I make wrong
choices, I am human, and I am far from perfect.
Sometimes I trust myself to be wise and true and good, to know who I am
and to stand up for myself and what I believe.
But sometimes I lose all the confidence that I could possibly hold on to…as
far as I am concerned. Yes, I fail and I
make wrong choices and it leaves me wondering “what was I thinking?”
Well what I am thinking is that I am so thankful that the
confidence I have in myself is not what counts.
What counts is the confidence I have in my faith, my God. He will be my right hand, He will hold me up,
He will give me grace when I fail, He will say this is the way walk in it, He
will see me where I am, He will hold me in the palm of His hand, though I walk
through the valley of death He will comfort me and He will carry me on the wings
of an eagle to give me strength. He turns my sadness to joy and He rejoices over me with singing! My
confidence is in Him, He is my confidence.
This past week our study spoke to having confidence in your faith…
“…if you cling to
Gods word, believe Him, not turn away no matter how difficult it gets, you will
be able to persevere, to possess your soul. Your soul is what makes you, you. Faith wins!”
I love that.
“Whatever may pass
and whatever lies before me…bless the Lord oh my soul ten thousand years and
forever more!
