Be Confident

Have you ever wondered: what’s the key to having real confidence—the kind that isn’t shaken, even when people disapprove of you? I’ll give you a hint: It’s not in our own efforts. True confidence doesn’t begin with confidence in ourselves, but with confidence in God.

When God called Joshua to replace Moses (after Moses’ death) and told him to take the Israelites into the Promised Land, He said something that I love: No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you (Joshua 1:5 NIV).

God didn’t tell Joshua that he had to try to be like Moses. He said, “As I was with Moses, so I will be with you.” You see, when God is with us, it doesn’t matter what we lack because He will be our strength in our weakness (John 15:5; 2 Corinthians 12:9).

Taking the place of someone like Moses would have been a daunting task, and the pressure would have been crushing had Joshua not understood that he could receive God’s grace, relax, and be himself rather than trying to do everything like Moses did.

When you find yourself in a new and challenging situation, do your best to let go of your desire to control and instead depend on God, because if He is with you, nothing else matters.

God chose and worked through many people who did not feel their natural abilities qualified for what He called them to do. But when they found in Him the confidence to step out in faith, they did great and mighty things, and so will you.

Be bold, be strong, be confident, and let God amaze the world through you!

_{Adapted from the book Authentically, Uniquely You by Joyce Meyer. Copyright 2021 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.}