Confidence

Be strong, vigorous, and very courageous.  Be not afraid, neither be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.  Joshua 1:9

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is steadfast and confident!  I will sing and make melody.  Psalm 57:7

O Lord of hosts, blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who trusts in You [leaning and believing on You, committing all and confidently looking to You, and that without fear or misgiving]!  Psalm 84:12

The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever leans on, trusts in, and puts his confidence in the Lord is safe and set on high.  Proverbs 29:25

You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You.  So trust in the Lord (commit yourself to Him, lean on Him, hope confidently in Him) forever; for the Lord God is an everlasting Rock [the Rock of Ages].  Isaiah 26:3-4

For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning [to Me] and resting [in Me] you shall be saved; in quietness and in [trusting] confidence shall be your strength.  Isaiah 30:15a

But as for me, I will look to the Lord and confident in Him I will keep watch I will wait with hope and expectancy for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.  Micah 7:7

Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God's unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it].  Hebrews 4:16

Do not, therefore, fling away your fearless confidence, for it carries a great and glorious compensation of reward.  For you have need of steadfast patience and endurance, so that you may perform and fully accomplish the will of God, and thus receive and carry away, [and enjoy to the full] what is promised.  Hebrews 10:35-36

Love the fact that His Word will never come back to Him void.  Always sharp, active, two-edged sword.  Never will it ever go out of effectiveness! 

Confidence is found in Christ alone and in Him we have FULL confidence.  He didn't make His children to be spineless people who would be walked all over.  He made us to walk in Him confidently and expectantly.

Also, note that often fearless and confident go hand in hand.  You can't be fearful and confident at the same time.  You have to believe that He will either make the way for you like He promises to...and confidently walk in that knowledge...or you don't believe that He can do a thing for you and walk in fear of what the next moment, hour, day, month or year might hold.

I pray that His confidence will overflow in you.  That you might live all the days of your life, while on earth, confidently, expectantly, and commitedly hoping in Him alone.  Knowing without a doubt that in Him you are equipped and able to do every thing He will ever ask of you.  That you will fearlessly, confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of God and allow Him to guide you every step of the way, enjoying life to the full!

Written 6-1-11