A person who lives without confidence will always fall short of their potential. If you do not believe that something is possible, you will not take the steps required to succeed. You might wish to be a great guitarist, but if you don't believe it is possible, you will never take guitar lessons or practice sufficiently to get good at playing the guitar. You may desire to succeed in business, but if you don't believe you can, you will never take the steps required for success. You will be half-hearted, discouraged, perhaps cynical and definitely unmotivated. This thinking will affect the way you do your work, your attitude, and will create mediocrity that you weren't expecting.
The only time you rise above your actual level of confidence is when some one else helps and encourages you, maybe even prods and pushes you, ultimately showing you the way past your fears into success. Not everyone gets this kind of help in the things that matter most in life. You are blessed indeed if you have a pastor who cares enough for you to take an active interest in your personal development, but most pastors cannot do this except with a small number of people. They usually select only the ones who are already showing the greatest leadership potential. If you want to grow in God and be fruitful as a Christian, then learn how to draw on Christ for life and strength directly. Learn to be confident in His abilities to guide you, protect you, and provide for you.
If you wish to live a holy life, but you don't believe it’s possible or have confidence, you won't seriously aim for your goal. Your condition is limited by the belief that what God says is impossible when you think that way. God wants you to have faith in Him and confidence is an important element of faith. When you have strong faith in God, you have a confidence to move forward because you have come to know God, to know what He wants, and to know that He is with you, especially when we have been obedient to His commands.
There is a difference in being confident and being cocky. A cocky person thinks he/she deserves something because of who they are and what they assume they bring to the table. A confident person is one who knows he/she can accomplish anything with the resources they have at their disposal. It's not because they deserve something unearned, it's because they believe that the impossible is possible. God is looking for the confident rather than the cocky. He wants someone who can take what they have and make it work for His glory by trusting in Him.
War is coming against those who have no confidence. It's coming against those that are afraid. There is a host of troubles lined up to drag you down and stifle your abilities. Don't let it! Be confident in what God has placed in your heart and stand against defeat, discouragement, and despair. If God be for you, who can be against you! That's not a question, but a confidence in what you can do for God. He didn't prepare you for defeat, but He repaired you for victory. Be confident in Him!
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