Confidence

(be confident... not cocky)

Confidence

My wife and I attended a big time country music concert to kick off the summer season this year.  It's been a long time since we had been out to such an event and it really was a great time with a packed amphitheater and outstanding weather.  Not surprisingly there were many contrasts between the opening act and the headline performer.  The most fascinating was the difference in attitude.  The openers dressed edgier, had more outlandish hair and were more demonstrative in their stagecraft to try and connect with the audience. The headliner was completely different.  This group was confident and professional. The musicians dressed more conservatively, the singer was comfortable in his status as a hit maker and solos were played with an emphasis on the music and not the musician.  

“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:16

How do the people we come into contact with in our Christian walk view us?  Are we edgy or demonstrative in ways that bring attention to ourselves?  Or are we comfortable in our relationship with God in a way that allows a focus on the Savior and not the saved.  Do we avoid the tough questions?  Or are we confident in the promise of grace to help us in the time of need? 

Be bold…be confident!

Thanks for all you do.

Brian

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Volume 7, Number 11