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Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Building Confidence

Such confidence as this is ours through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant---not of the letter but the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. (2 Corinthians 3:4-6)
Confidently trusting the Lord is the only way to go. When our reliance is on God, we experience spiritual growth, personal achievement, peace, freedom, and joy. Our confidence in God is built through a process; meditating on His Word, knowing who He is, and drawing near to Him through prayer. Note! we can lose our confidence in Him by focusing on circumstance rather than Jesus; by allowing unconfessed sin in our life; and by heeding worldly advice.
Child of God as confident follows of Christ; it is not who we are, what we believe about ourselves, or what strengths and abilities we have that matter, but it is God's presence, His provision, and power that counts. My question is; how much do we trust Him? Is our confidence Christ-centered or self-centered? May I say developing a wholehearted trust and reliance on Jesus is what brings about Christ-centered confidence. You thank about that.
I can do everything through Him who gives me strength. (Philippians 4:13) Union with the living exalted Christ is the secret of being content and the source of our confidence, and abiding strength. Praise His Holy Name, amen.

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