I rejoice in You, My Lord, for I can boldly say that You are My Helper and You are the reason I no longer have to be fearful, apprehensive or anxious. Whenever I keep my focus on You, I do not throw away my confidence. I need for You to teach me endurance so that after I’ve done well, I can rest in the knowledge You have everything under control. I believe that every good work that You begin in my life will produce good fruit and positive outcomes. You are my source of strength and I rely on You to guide me in paths of righteousness. Because I’ve been given the gifts of power and insight through the working of the Holy Spirit, I know that regardless of what I might face … You’ve made me more than a conqueror through Your abiding love and generosity toward me. As I learn to walk in Your ways, I will develop the confidence required to ask You for whatever I need and it will be given to me.
This I believe to be true … if I surrender completely to You, I will be able to accomplish whatever You ask of me. I understand that I can never be an overcomer in my own power and wisdom, but Yours. Through Your faithfulness, You’ve shown me that whenever I encounter a storm You will be there to get me through it. When my enemies surround me, I have the confidence that … there is no mountain high enough … no valley wide enough … no water deep enough … to keep You from coming to my aid. When I have a large burden to bear, I must trust that You will keep me from being undone by depravation, sorrow and negativity. When I am ensnared by my enemy’s deceptions or I stumble due to bad choices, I will turn to You for help and count on You to correct my flaws. Regardless of whether things are really good or terribly bad, I will turn to You for confidence that everything is going well.
As my faith in You grows, My King, I know that my boldness and confidence will become the beneficiaries of our growing relationship. When I seek answers concerning my direction or my future, I will look to my “inner voice” to guide me because it is Your “alarm bell” warning me of “trouble ahead”. And, when Your alarm is “silent”, I will have the confidence to proceed with caution. I find myself beginning to learn that, if I wait for Your instructions, then … I will walk more confidently … I will renew my strength … I will climb on top of my problems instead of them piling on top of me … and, I will face difficulties with renewed vigor and not become weary from well-doing. From my experience, I’ve learned that when I feel my confidence waning, all I need to do is turn to You. And it’s in Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN!!
II Corinthians 7:16 I rejoice that I have confidence in You in everything.