Confidence is having trust, faith, and belief in someone or something. It helps you do things you never thought you could. Confidence makes us feel good about ourselves.
Confidence in you!
Confidence in yourself means you believe that you can accomplish a goal.
Confidence in yourself is believing you can accomplish a goal.
Quick Story!
One of my daughters wanted to make something sweet. She’d never made something sweet from scratch, before. When she asked if she could make something yummy, of course, I said Yes!
She began combining flour, sugar and other ingredients and making them into balls. I imagined her wondering if they would tase good once she was done. Let’s not forget the fruit she put inside of each of them! When she was done, they went quickly! They were so good! She believed in herself, and she did a good job! All she needed was the chance.
That type of confidence in yourself is okay!
But, Confidence in God is Totally Different
The only way to know what you’re born to do is to ask God, look to Him for wisdom. This type of confidence takes believing in Him. Having confidence in God takes getting to know Jesus and learning that He is your friend (your best friend!). He’s trustworthy.
We can trust Jesus above all else.
He never goes back on His Word!
He keeps His promises!
So, what does confidence in God look like?
Confidence in God looks like doing brave and bold things for Him, all while being yourself. These things may take you out of your comfort zone, but you can trust Him. God really does know best!
David was a King of Israel who had total confidence in God. God called him “a man after His own heart”. He was victorious in every war He fought and was the commander of the strongest army in the land. David defeated 9 foot tall Goliath when he was still a boy. (Read 1 Samuel 17)
David had no fear because he knew God. David killed Goliath, and eventually became King of Israel.
David is an example of how we should put our faith and trust in God. You’re not too young. Do you want to be used by God? Do you want to have more confidence in Him than in yourself, like David? The Good News is you can!
When you have confidence in God, you have confidence that you can do whatever He tells you to do, even if you’re shaking in your boots! And that’s the best confidence you can ever have!
Thanks for reading!