Confidence In Christ

Charles Spurgeon said that few of us have an adequate idea of what we may become even here on earth by God's divine power and grace. We know one day we'll stand around the throne, with every pore in our being seeking a way to widen our praise. But if we just knew what He could do through us even now--with pride beat to a pulp, doubt driven out the back door, fear banished to the outfield. We can do everything through Him who gives us strength. Or were we just dreaming that?

When God purposes to do something through you, the assignment will have God-sized dimensions. This is because God wants to reveal Himself to you and to those around you. If you can do the work in your own strength, people will not come to know God. However, if God works through you to do what only He can do, you and those around you will come to know Him. Jesus said, "He who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God" (John 3:21).

When other people see you experiencing God, they are going to want to know how they, too, can experience God that way. Be prepared to point them to God. You will need to be very careful that any testimony about what God has done only gives glory to Him. Pride may cause you to want to tell your experience because it makes you feel special. That will be a continuing tension. You must avoid any sense of pride. Therefore: "He who glories, let him glory in the Lord" (1 Cor 1:31). -Henry Blackaby

Our goal is not self-confidence. It is Christ-confidence. -Charles Stanley

If you're worried about the way your words will come out or concerned about the impression you'll leave behind, give God a chance to take over. You won't have a thing to worry about.


"Suffering is NOT the worst thing that can happen to us. Disobedience to God is the worst thing"
(Tom White 1970)