Confidence is an inevitable virtue for a victorious Christian life.

It takes confidence to face challenges and overcome. It takes confidence to accept our mistakes and correct them. It takes confidence to be responsible in life. We need confidence to speak in the public without fear especially in preaching the gospel.

We need to note that the confidence of yesterday cannot suffice for today. We have to refill. Some were confident yesterday but they have lost all hope today.

We have to refill our confidence tank in the same way we refill the gasoline tanks of our vehicles. We will become stranded and grounded once we run out of confidence in the race of life.

So, how do I become more confident in myself with the Lord’s help?

1. Accept Yourself. Accept who God has made you to be. This is the beginning of confidence. Until we appreciate who God has made us, we will never be confident. We must outgrow that feeling of inadequacy. God made no mistake in giving you that skin color, your voice, your height, your parents, siblings, and your friends. Life may seem unfair but you need to understand that all things including your seemingly unpalatable experiences are working together for your good, Romans 8:28.   Remember Joseph? He didn’t know until he got to the palace of Pharaoh that the gory experiences of the pit, Potiphar’s house and the prison were divinely orchestrated routes to his place of destiny. So, accept yourself, accept your unique experiences, and be confident!

2. Find Your Why. If you don’t know why you are doing a thing, you will keep losing confidence. Much more than the reason for doing a thing, you need to find out why you are on earth. As a matter of fact, one of the keys to self-acceptance is discovering and fulfilling your purpose in life and God has a specific plan for your life. In Jeremiah 1:5, God told Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” This word is not peculiar to Jeremiah. You might not be a prophet to the nations but perhaps you are a writer, teacher, pastor, engineer, doctor, scientist or an athlete to the nations. You will have more confidence in life when you discover the Lord’s purpose for your life.

3. Take Action. The more the actions you take the more the confidence you will gain. Your confidence will increase with practice. You will gain mastery. You will become an expert. Often when God asks us to do a thing, we feel inadequate or ill equipped to perform the task. But God often does not speak with respect to our current circumstances but based on our potential and posterity. He knows who we are and what we have the capacity to do. This is why it is dangerous to delay or procrastinate. Take action. Take the first step today. Peter didn’t know he could walk on the water until he stepped out and walked towards Jesus.

Above all, be close to the Lord in prayer and daily meditation in the word. No other spiritual exercise renews and reinforces our confidence.

Stay confident!

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