Confidence. In God. con·fi·dence ˈkänfədəns/ noun
Who is your someone that you can rely on and have firm trust in? God. The truth is, people in this world are going to fail us. They will let us down. They will hurt our feelings. That is because we are all sinners, and none of us are, or will ever be, perfect. However, we have confidence God is never going to fail us. He is never going to let us down. That is because He is God, and He is perfect. Sure, we might be disappointed that we didn’t get the promotion for the job we wanted. Or maybe we didn’t get the opportunity we expected. Or maybe even, God didn’t fix a situation in which you felt He should fix. Believe me, I would love to have all the answers. I wish I could answer the “why” questions. I have asked God the “why” questions, and I still don’t have all my answers today, but that is okay. God has a purpose for my pain. I can have confidence in God's plan, His timing, and His reasoning. God didn’t promise an easy life. In fact, He told us the opposite. John 16:33 33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Acts 14:22 “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” A great christian blogger, Grace Valentine, says this. “I am not promising God won’t give you more the we can handle. What I am promising you is that God won’t give you more than He can handle.” So, God is with you in the troubled times. God has endured sadness because you have endured sadness. God has endured disappointment because you have endured disappointment. God has endured depression because you have endured depression. He goes with you. He feels what you feel, and experiences what you have experienced. He is with you on the mountain tops, and in the valleys. And today, you might be at an all time low. You may feel like you might just be in that valley. val·ley ˈvalē/ noun
Ephesians 2:10 10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. I saw a tweet on twitter that went perfect with this topic of having confidence in yourself. So today I will leave you with this… “To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.” Have a marvelous week!!! Xoxo, ali b. <3
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