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Ironically, I’ve been feeling insecure about today’s word.
Trying to think of what to say about a word regarding which I know so little, I headed to one of my favorite books: the thesaurus.
Some synonyms for “Confident” are PURSE-onality qualities I want to avoid:
- Audacious
- Brazen
- Presumptuous
- Pushy
- Self-assured
Other synonyms invite exploration.
Courageous
In her TED talk “The Power of Vulnerability,” Brene Brown cites the original meaning of courage as “telling the story of who you are with your whole heart.”
I like that.
As a vicarious learner, I am richly blessed by Christians who risk vulnerability to tell the stories of what Christ has done, and is doing, in their lives.
Best of all is hearing one of my students sharing her testimony. Although her voice may be shaking, and her volume barely above a whisper, her open heart speaks with courageous power.
Hopeful
The move from expectations to hope is one of the great works God is doing in my life.
Does it take everyone decades of disappointment before they finally decide to pack up and leave expectations behind?
Or am I just an especially stubborn case? (Don't answer that!)
I’m just now learning to quit meddling. To take a "Mind My Own Business Challenge" (any takers?!?) and stop forcing my expectations onto everyone within reach. To sit, instead, in silence, prayer, and hope.
Satisfied
A life-long perfectionist, I’ve spent four decades striving for, but never reaching, satisfaction.
- “If only ____ would _____, then I would...”
- “Just one more _____ and I could...”
- “When I finally ____, I will...”
Enough!
I’ve had enough of this entitled, insatiable, scarcity thinking!
Enough.
I’m finding that when I look for the good in my life, I have enough. I am more than satisfied.
Sure
When I became a teenager, my father told me, “If you ever need me to come get you, just call. I will come. You don’t have to explain. Just call. I will come. Or I will pay whatever the cost to get you home.”
I only called once.
He appeared within moments (it seemed!)
I knew, for sure, that he would come. Any time.
Self-Confident?
Being confident means that we have ...
… courage that Christ is working in our hearts.
… hope in God’s perfect plans for our lives.
… satisfaction with God’s blessings.
… assurance that we can “just call” our Father. Any time.
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And others who are desperately
seeking courage
seeking hope
seeking satisfaction
seeking assurance
seeking courage
seeking hope
seeking satisfaction
seeking assurance
will see our Christ-confidence and be drawn to its Source.
Try this today: Pray that your heart will be opened to one specific situation requiring courage, hope, satisfaction, and/or assurance. Once identified, ask, "What would Christ-confidence look like in this situation?" Then, as the Holy Spirit leads, follow!
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