“You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else. Forget about self-confidence, it’s useless. Cultivate God-confidence.” (1 Corinthians. 11-12 MSG)
Self-confidence is based on our individual capabilities. Beauty fades, bodies weaken, relationships dwindle, finances falter, health declines, and minds deteriorate. Relying on self-confidence is equivalent to building a house on shifting sands. The view is great...until the storm hits, the soil erodes, and the house falls apart.
We have to base our confidence on something/someone that is more reliable than ourselves--a higher power that is changeless. It might seem easier to manage our lives when we operate within our own capabilities, but this is merely an illusion. We may be able to control things temporarily when all is well. Yet, our self-confidence crumbles as soon as disaster strikes. Fear takes control, and we can no longer function.
“When we trust in Him, we’re free to say whatever needs to be said, bold to go wherever we need to go.” (Ephesians 3:11-13 MSG)
God-confidence allows us to be free and bold. It is based on something beyond our own powers and circumstances.
“The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living.” (Hebrews 11:1-2 MSG)
God-confidence is the backbone that supports everything that makes life worth living.
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