Be confident in Christ

“I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency.”

Php 4:13 AMP

The Bible says, “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him” (Jer 17:7 NIV). To succeed at whatever God calls you to do, you must learn to be confident—not self-confident, but confident in Christ. Paul was brilliant, but he said, “I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency.” Jesus said, “Without Me you can do nothing” (Jn 15:5 NKJV). It seems to take forever to learn this truth. Much of our frustration comes from misplaced confidence. Paul says, “Put no confidence in the flesh” (Php 3:3 NIV). Now, he wasn’t saying you aren’t supposed to trust anyone. He was saying if you give others or yourself the trust that belongs to God alone, you won’t succeed. He won’t let you! To succeed at anything you must have confidence, but it must be confidence in God. You must believe that He wants you to succeed. You may fail on your way to success, but if you trust God, He will take your mistakes and cause them to work out for your good (See Ro 8:28). Sometimes our confidence is shaken when trials come, especially if they’re lengthy. When this happens you must do what David did: He “encouraged and strengthened himself in the Lord” (1Sa 30:6 AMP). When David had no one else to believe in him, he believed in himself. He also believed in God’s ability to work through him. One Bible teacher says, “The Lord told me that if I didn’t believe in myself, I really didn’t believe in Him. He said, ‘I am in you, but I can only do through you, what you believe Me for.’” Think about it.

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