![]() ![]() When your confidence is in the Lord nothing on Earth can scare you. When this happens we easily get discouraged, scared, confused, etc. Often times people put their confidence in their situation instead of the Lord. Psalm 139:14 “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.” Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.”Ħ. 1 Peter 3:3-4 “Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”ĥ. Pray that God teaches you to trust in Him and not your appearance.Ĥ. Usually we care about how we look more than other people care about how we look and we make a big deal out of nothing. Humans will waste away, money will waste away, possessions will waste away, but God remains the same. When your focus is on God you don’t have time to focus on things that are wasting away. Stop looking at mirrors all the time and focus on God. The only way to stop this is to take your confidence off of self and put it on the Lord. Many of you might be even struggling with acne and your self-esteem is low. What we think our flaws are can be an idol in our life. Some people have spent over $50,000 on plastic surgery and their heart is still not satisfied. You will start envying and seeking to imitate what you see. When your confidence is in yourself you will hate yourself for every little flaw. Proverbs 11:28 “Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.”īoth men and women struggle with low self-esteem. ![]() ![]() Job 31:24 “If I have made gold my trust or called fine gold my confidence.”ģ. Hebrews 13:5-6 “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”Ģ. Turn your heart back to the Lord if your heart is toward your finances.ġ. If they had put their confidence in the Lord they would have trusted in the Lord to keep them, protect them, provide for them, encourage them, and deliver them in the trials. They were putting their confidence in their finances and it backfired. When the Great Depression occurred many people committed suicide. Trust in the all-powerful God who will provide for your needs. ![]() A few ways that we show confidence in God with our finances is by giving, tithing, and making sacrifices. Never let your confidence come from what you have. If God has blessed you with more than enough, then glory to God, but never trust in riches. Never put your confidence in your savings account. “Faith is the sold, unshakable confidence in God which is built upon assurance that He is faithful to His promises.” Dr. “We operate by faith, which means that we have confidence in what God says, whether we fully understand it or not.” Aiden Wilson Tozer “The self-confidence of a Christian is nothing but trusting in his wisdom, thinking he knows every teaching of the Scriptures and how to serve God.” Watchman Nee Faith is confidence in God before you see God emerging, therefore the nature of faith is that it must be tried.” Oswald Chambers “Seeing is never believing: we interpret what we see in the light of what we believe. “Deep, contended joy comes from a place of complete security and confidence – even in the midst of trial.” Charles R. “The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God.” Charles Hodge “Self-confidence has limited potential but God-confidence has unlimited possibility!” Renee Swope The Holy Spirit is God’s seal that you will arrive.” David Jeremiah “ Don’t let obstacles along the road to eternity shake your confidence in God’s promise. “Faith is a living and unshakable confidence, a belief in the grace of God so assured that a man would die a thousand deaths for its sake.” Martin Luther “Fear corrodes our confidence in God’s goodness.” Max Lucado “God can do nothing for me until I recognize the limits of what is humanly possible, allowing Him to do the impossible.” Oswald Chambers “Confidence isn’t walking into a room thinking you’re better than everyone, it’s walking in not having to compare yourself to anyone at all.” ![]()
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