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“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” (Philippians 4:13) Having confidence is something that we all need if we are to grow in any area of our life. It takes confidence to do even the simplest task in life.
As an infant taking your first step took confidence. Speaking your first word took confidence. Getting on a bike for the first time took confidence. You had confidence in yourself, but, most of all you had confidence in the person helping you. You were drawing strength from that person. Jesus is the strength that will carry you through any situation in life.
Just as you placed your confidence in mom or dad as you were growing up drawing strength from them, Christ desires for you to place your confidence in Him, for He is your strength. He wants you to wait patiently for your needs. Just as you did not walk instantly or ride a bike instantly, things with God sometimes take a little patience to come to fruition.
Patience is good and God desires that we all learn patience. God desires that we “Cast not away therefore our confidence, which hath great recompense of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.” (Hebrews 10:35, 36) And when we do this we become more than conquerors. "Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. "(Romans 8:37) “For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.” (Proverbs 3:26)
Great is the reward that comes to us when we do the will of God, waiting upon Him for our needs. Taking that first step as an infant gave us a great feeling as we moved forward and seeing the joy on Mom and Dad’s faces and hearing it in their voices. Our confidence was rewarded. And as often as we come to God in the name of Jesus, He will hear us and grant our petitions.
I John 5:14, 15 “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.”
God cares for us and wants us to have great confidence in Him. He gives power to those that wait upon Him. When we wait upon Him with confidence we will have great joy and happiness. We need to keep a watch on our heart and soul so as to not allow unbelief, selfish pride, and foolishness to overcome us. God wants us to know that if we try to do things in our own strength, we shall fail. It is only when we have our hearts and desires set on God that we will see the victory and overcome.
God will take us through all difficulties, allowing us to grasp the prize of our high calling if we have our hearts and our hopes set on Him. He will renew our strength. We will run the race and not become weary, we will mount up as eagles and go forth strong and confident in all things. Great is your confidence when upon Him you trust.
Scriptures about confidence:
Isaiah 40:31 “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Hebrews 13:6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Habakkuk 3:19 The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
Zechariah 4:6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
Isaiah 43:2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
II Corinthians 7:16 I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things.
I John 3:21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
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