noun
| 1. | full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing: We have every confidence in their ability to succeed. |
As you can see above, there are slight variations on the word confidence. And even though there are many different variations, I believe that there are few that truly live with confidence. As even stated in the example sentence, “We have every confidence in their ability to succeed,” the idea of confidence is centered around one’s ability.
It makes me wonder that if we are confident when things “go right” or “our way”, then what happens when they don’t? Unfortunately, this is where most of us get into trouble. We look at our current situation, or things that are not perfect, and become unconfident.
Most of us rely so heavily on our past successes for our future confidence. Yet, what if your future success isn’t based upon your past? Maybe you need a different type of confidence.
Forget about self-confidence; it’s useless. Cultivate God-confidence. 1 Cor 10:12
April 5th, 2009 at 9:18 am
thanks , you know I never thought about my past having any affect on my future success. And I think my train of thought is gonna be a little different after reading this . I appreciate your thoughts and scripture.