Do you consider yourself a confident person? It is not necessarily a bad thing. I think the great Apostle Paul was a confident fellow. He could boast of his knowledge and training. He could boast of his persuasive talk and skillful debates. He could even boast of his self-sufficiency, not relying on others to help him. But yet he concludes that “If I boast, I boast in the Lord.” 2 Corinthians 10:17

Paul recognized that all good things come from God, including the skills and abilities and opportunities he was given. And Paul recognized too, as we sometimes might when life takes a sudden turn, that all we have can quickly disappear: health, wealth, friends and family, possessions, even the breath we breathe. Confidence in our abilities, our knowledge, and our strength might not be a good thing, but confidence in God is indeed a good thing. God never fails at what he sets to achieve, he never abandons his Word or his faithful followers. Because God is completely faithful (his compassions are new every morning), we are blessed to place our confidence in him.

What is it that you are trusting to accomplish by your skills, talents, knowledge and strength? What is it that would better be entrusted to God alone?

“Blessed is he who trusts in the lord, whose confidence is in him.” Jeremiah 17:7