"You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways. When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence, And the humble person He will save.
He will deliver one who is not innocent, And he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands." Job 22:28-30
Love hopes all things (1 Corinthians 13:7). Even when we are cast down, we can be still have hope. We can be strong and hope in the Lord (Psalms 31:24). And hope is what makes us confident IN GOD. Hope is what allows us to expect good things of Him and good things of the life He's given.
That is godly confidence. If we are in His Love, we can love the idea of our future. We can love the idea of a new day tomorrow. We can look at every new opportunity and every new day with godly confidence. We can be confident that God will save every part of our lives as we take on humility.
We may get cast down--Job did. But let's put our hope in His faithfulness! We may enter into a trial, and then God comes in and allows our words to change our reality. He allows us to come up before His throne with boldness (Hebrews 4:16). He allows us to ask Him, be led by Him, and then speak what He speaks and want what He wants. He allows us to speak the future into existence. He will partner with us in the future, and His light will shine on our ways.
"For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus." Philippians 1:5
Paul was full of godly confidence. So was King David. Confidence is knowing that God has saved us, protected us, and perfected us. Confidence is trusting God's Word. And His Word says that He will perfect that which concerns us (Psalm 138:8) That's something to hope in! That's something to be confident about. Confidence comes from knowing that prayer changes things--once again, that God allows our words of faith and humility to move His hand. Confidence is knowing what Jesus did for us, the fullness of eternal life that He attained on our behalf.
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
Most of of all, confidence is knowing the character of God. He is gracious. He is forgiving. He is faithful to hear us. He has wonderful plans for us. He is so full of love!
"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us." 1 John 5:14
He will deliver one who is not innocent, And he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands." Job 22:28-30
Love hopes all things (1 Corinthians 13:7). Even when we are cast down, we can be still have hope. We can be strong and hope in the Lord (Psalms 31:24). And hope is what makes us confident IN GOD. Hope is what allows us to expect good things of Him and good things of the life He's given.
That is godly confidence. If we are in His Love, we can love the idea of our future. We can love the idea of a new day tomorrow. We can look at every new opportunity and every new day with godly confidence. We can be confident that God will save every part of our lives as we take on humility.
We may get cast down--Job did. But let's put our hope in His faithfulness! We may enter into a trial, and then God comes in and allows our words to change our reality. He allows us to come up before His throne with boldness (Hebrews 4:16). He allows us to ask Him, be led by Him, and then speak what He speaks and want what He wants. He allows us to speak the future into existence. He will partner with us in the future, and His light will shine on our ways.
"For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus." Philippians 1:5
Paul was full of godly confidence. So was King David. Confidence is knowing that God has saved us, protected us, and perfected us. Confidence is trusting God's Word. And His Word says that He will perfect that which concerns us (Psalm 138:8) That's something to hope in! That's something to be confident about. Confidence comes from knowing that prayer changes things--once again, that God allows our words of faith and humility to move His hand. Confidence is knowing what Jesus did for us, the fullness of eternal life that He attained on our behalf.
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
Most of of all, confidence is knowing the character of God. He is gracious. He is forgiving. He is faithful to hear us. He has wonderful plans for us. He is so full of love!
"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us." 1 John 5:14
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