To succeed in anything we must have confidence in God and believe that He wants us to succeed
The bible says, blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. Jeremiah 17:7-8 Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is in the Lord, for he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out it's roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but it's leaf will be green and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit.facebook.com
To succeed at whatever God calls us to do, we must learn to be confident not self confident but confident in Christ. The apostle Paul was brilliant in his teachings as he said I am self sufficient in Christ, Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Jesus said in John 15:5 I am the vine you are the branches, he who abides in me and I in him bears much fruit, for without me you can do nothing.
It seems to take forever to learn this truth, much of our frustration comes from misplaced confidence. Paul said put no confidence in the flesh, Philippians 3:3 for we are the circumcision who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh. Now he wasn't saying we're not supposed to trust anyone, he was saying if we give others or yourself the trust that belongs to God alone, we won't succeed at anything. To succeed in anything we must have confidence in God and believe that He wants us to succeed. We may fail on our way to succeed, but only if we trust God He will take our failures and cause them to work out for our good and to His glory. Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose".
Sometimes our confidence is shaken when trials come especially if they are lengthy, when this happens we can learn from the example of what King David did in 1 Samuel 30:6 when David had no-one else to believe in him, he believed in himself and God's ability to work through him and strengthen him.
That is if we don't believe in ourselves, we don't believe in Him. God said "I am in you, but I can only do things through you what you believe me for". Think about it, God is able to do all things. wordsfromeliah.wordpress.com
It probably goes without saying that this phrase of King David considering and saying "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life". Psalm 23 is a spoken word of faith. It can only be said by someone who looks beyond the event and circumstances of life and have implicit confidence in the one who is ultimately in control (God).
David believed that nothing could happen to him, no difficulty or dilemma could come into his life without eventual good emerging from the chaos, most of us when we look back on our life can see the truth of this.
So the challenge for us is to believe and have confidence when we are going through circumstances/trials that is beyond our control that God is in control.
May God bless and enrich your life
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