Webster defines confidence as faith to act in an effective,
proper way. Judith Hardwick in The
Plateauing Trap states, “Real confidence comes from knowing and accepting
yourself, your strengths and limitations rather than depending on affirmation
from others.” So, confidence depends on an effective, healthy conscience.
Confidence
also depends on knowing what is trustworthy. Psalm 116:7 states assuredly, “Be
confident, my heart, for the Lord has been good to me.” Experience gave the Psalmist
assurance God could be trusted with whatever he had to face. God can be trusted to warn
us of attempts to deviate from what is trustworthy.
God’s word makes
us aware of appropriate boundaries to center our lives around. Micah 7:7 provides
encouragement: “I watch in hope for the Lord. I wait confidently for God my Savior
to hear and save me.” So, give thanks to the Lord for he is good. His love
endures forever. Our conscience gives witness to these facts.
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