Confidence in God. What He Sees in Me Will Be My Confidence

Confidence in God. 
It is a key ingredient for walking in righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
It is an essential ingredient for following Jesus.  

So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. Heb 10:35

Hezekiah Seeks the Lord

1) We place confidence in God not ourselves.  Eph 3:12

In him and through faith in him (Jesus) we may approach God with freedom and confidence.

Phl 3:3
For it is we who are the circumcision, 

we who serve God by his Spirit, 

who boast in Christ Jesus, 

and who put no confidence in the flesh

 Psa 27:1

 The LORD is my light and my salvation— 

whom shall I fear? 

The LORD is the stronghold of my life—

 of whom shall I be afraid?

 

 Psa 27:3

Though an army besiege me, 

my heart will not fear; 

though war break out against me, 

even then I will be confident.

2) We put all confidence in the NAME of Jesus. 

Heb 4:16
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.

Heb 11:1

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus.  1Jo 4:17

Courageous in the eyes of heaven. 

Sometimes this makes us look foolish
...in the eyes of the world.   
Sometimes this makes us feel vulnerable.  
On the look out for a place to put our trust. 

He is our trust.  He is our Rock.  
He is our fortress in times of trouble. 


I'd rather look foolish to the world and receive and eternal Kingdom than give into loving  the world more than God.   

We love and Serve The King of Kings.

2Ki 18:19

The field commander said to them, “Tell Hezekiah: “ ‘This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: On what are you basing this confidence of yours?

Surrounded by an overwhelming force that is seeking to destroy?  

Hezekiah and Israel faced an affront.  The people heard over the walls these words from the King of Assyria.  

Then the commander stood and called out in Hebrew, “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you. He cannot deliver you from my hand. Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’ There was a King in Israel.  There is a King of Kings and Lord of Lords seated in Heaven.  A High Priest who knows what is like to live this life.  He knows our weakness.  He always provides a way.     1Co 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
2Ki 19:1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the temple of the LORD.  As the pressures increase and the uncertainty grows..... Lean harder into the grace of God and TRUST.   Let your confidence be in God.   Throwing ourselves on the Lord is sure solution for the most challenging troubles and tests. Press in deeper.  Go after his presence.  Run into the secret place with the Father.  He knows our needs.  Don't be turned away by anything.  Our Father loves to respond to our heart cries for help. There is no name as sure as our Fathers.  The victory of the Lord Jesus is ours by faith and trust in all his goodness.  So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. Heb 10:35 If you remember the story.....   1Jo 5:14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.  The Assyrians -  2Ki 19:35  That night the angel of the LORD went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies! The army is decimated by an Angel of the Lord.    Hezekiah's confidence in God, trust and prayer made a way for deliverance.   Your prayers move mountains.  Your trust brings home by faith all the Father has spoken.   Don't give in to FEAR.  Don't wait in defeat.   Press into the Lord Jesus for what you need. Today we put our confidence in Jesus.    Heb 13:6 So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” Mat 7:7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Remember your own stories!  David always remembered the stories of God's deliverance for his life.  He remembered all that God had done for him.  We face some tough days.  We get discouraged after many days of struggle.  So did David.  Yet, he always remembered what God had done for him.   What He did he will do....and more.   Everything God has ever done for you tells you what he can do and more.  Remember your testimonies.  Ask the Spirit to remind you of what the Lord has done.  Stir them up and recite them to the glory of God's goodness.  In remembering and sharing them with others you inspire others to deeper confidence in God.  You also inspire yourself to trust afresh in the face of anything.   Hang in there.   Often we start making predictions based on past failures when trouble lands.    We start predicting a negative future out of some of our bad memories.   The awesome thing is God is not tied up by our predictions.  He is creative.  In love with us.  And he is good all the way.   Everything in his heart is to see us live forever with him.   He has provided everything needed in the Lord Jesus and his perfect work.  I have always been a bad predictor of the future....even when I think it turns out bad.  God always sweeps in and something unseen re-writes the story.   That is the heart of God over us.    He re-writes it so we see him, grow deeper in love and learn to walk with him. In turn he changes us inside forever!   This is all worth it.   Even the days when you are hanging on by the tips of your fingers and you see a 1000 feet of air beneth you.   He will catch you. Or He will sweep in and bring something unexpected.   Believe.  Believe.  Believer.  Trust in the NAME of Jesus.   Comments?  Ideas? Testimonies?   Send those to me.   Thanks for +1's and re-shares.  More Posts on Confidence and Zeal...  http://jeffreynoldsonedesire.blogspot.com/2015/01/4-keys-to-confidence-in-god-must-haves.html  http://jeffreynoldsonedesire.blogspot.com/2014/03/invasion-of-wing-suit-people-soaring-in.html http://jeffreynoldsonedesire.blogspot.com/2014/12/10-keys-to-sustaining-life-in.html Thanks for reading.  The dialogue is awesome.  Thank you. Testimonies?  Share em with me.   With much love in Jesus You can do this thing!  He's got you.  Jeff Reynolds   --- Brother Jeff www.mycapstone.org www.jeffreynoldsministies.com

4 Keys to Confidence in God. Must Haves in this Doubt Filled World.

Self confidence is one thing.  Overconfidence another.  
Divine confidence is different from each of these; 
an essential ingredient for every recipe from heaven.  Altogether different. 

  Confidence is like gasoline. 
In this doubt filled world, walking in the Spirit and following Jesus requires consistent energy.  Holy Spirit energy and power.  It requires knowing.  Experiencing the reality of Lord's presence. 

"Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you."  John 17:6-7

Confidence is high octane fuel.
To overcome the world requires power.  Inner grace mixed with faith and a clear sense of identity.  It is a constant mixture of experiencing the love of Jesus and seeing it expressed in the world.  Mix that with divine confidence and soar.  

by Sandra L. Brown, M.A.

Overcome the world like Jesus.
Eyes on the Father's heart.  Resting in the presence powerfully.  Attentive ears to the Spirit.  Mighty in power through a effective measure of divine confidence.  Knowing God is able.  That his NAME is sufficient.  That Jesus has all authority in heaven and on earth. 



 In the natural confidence is acquired by building successes. 
Heaven's economy runs on different fuel.  In the Kingdom of God confidence is acquired by believing in God's successes, who he is and in his NAME.  Successes Jesus won for you and I that are established in his character.   Realities that open doors in failure and fill weaknesses with strengths.  

TRUST - trusting in the NAME.

Have you ever heard, "Do you trust me?"  

When we say yes, in spite of all facing us, when we trust God, the churning waters of confidence get a foothold and we begin to build step for step a powerful experience in the character of God.   WE come to know. 

Faith is.....

"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him."  Hebrew 11:6

Where do we place our confidence? 
Here are some quick keys and critical places to settle into trust, hope and faith.  
Places where divine confidence is built.


1)Confidence in the Word of God - Jesus  
Scripture reveals who he is, what he is like, his ways, his heart, his love.  Jesus is the logos (WORD) that is speaking to the world everything the Father wants to say.  Heb 1

Build a life that is rich in the Scripture and abiding with the Logos.  (Col 3; John 15)




                             2) Confidence in the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

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 Confidence in Jesus leads us to confidence in what he has taught us.  He is not just the way, as we abide in him we can confidently believe he will lead us in the way we should go.  The Spirit says he will guide us into all Truth.  That essentially means into deeper relationship with Jesus, who is the Truth.   Wondering if your life will be amazing if you follow Jesus?  He is Life, the life.  Follow him and you will have abundant life.  More than you can handle.  Crazy goodness from the heart of God himself.  

3) Confidence in Jesus and the work he accomplished for us. 
Jesus overcame the world.  This world, the one we are wrestling every day.  He joyously walked in worship through fulfilling the Father's will.  He went to the cross for the joy set before him.  That joy was us.  Seeing us in him.  One with the Father and One with Him.  The blood which he spilled forever took care of what separated us, sin.  And provides victory in righteousness and inner transformation for all who call on him. 




4) Confidence in the NAME
At the name of Jesus every knee should bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord.  Jesus laid a new foundation.  He revealed the Father to us.  He established in the world the NAME and a witness of the fullness of God's love, righteousness and worship.   His name reverberates throughout the world with the power, love and grace of new life.  


Cement divine confidence into your life by....

1) Putting No confidence in the flesh - Phil 3:3
"for we are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh,..." 

"The Lord is my light and my salvation—
    whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
    of whom shall I be afraid?

² When the wicked advance against me
    to devour^[a] me,
it is my enemies and my foes
    who will stumble and fall.
³ Though an army besiege me,
    my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
    even then I will be confident."  Ps 27:1-4

2) Allowing Christ to fill your weakness with strength - I Cor 12:9
And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." 
Lean on and into GRACE.   We are saved by grace.  Grace overcomes every sin.  Grace heals us and mends our hearts.  Grace is favor.  God's un-merited favor poured out on us.  It fills every weakness with the glory of God. 



3) Living daily in Grace, Faith, and Love  - this is the divine recipe for wonders in Jesus.
"In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence,
And His children will have a place of refuge."
Proverbs 14:26 (NKJV)   As you experience the grace, love and joy of the Lord you grow in confidence before the throne.  

 ¹⁴ This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. ¹⁵ And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.    I John 5:14

Keep the Sign Posts of his love alive!  
Answered Prayer - Testimonies of his love - Remember the goodness of the Lord. 

Psalm 27:13:

“I would have lost heart, unless I had believed

That I would see the goodness of the Lord

In the land of the living.”

David reminded himself of what God had done.  Do the same.  Remember the days you killed Giants like Goliath.  Remember all the good things God has done and celebrate them.   Give them away.  That is what his Kingdom is like for others.  He can do all of it again and bigger.  Today.  Now. For you.    

"For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. 16Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need." Heb 4:16 

We serve an unstoppable God.  He is every present help in times of trouble.  A strong tower and a refuge.   Run to him.  

Other posts that may interest you:

1) http://jeffreynoldsonedesire.blogspot.com/2015/01/7-things-enemy-devil-doesnt-want-you-to.html

2) http://jeffreynoldsonedesire.blogspot.com/2014/04/you-fascinate-me-jesus-so-why-are-you.html

3) http://jeffreynoldsonedesire.blogspot.com/2014/07/never-be-lacking-in-zeal-need-some.html

Thanks for reading.  Comments?  

The dialogue is awesome.  Thank you.

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With much love in Jesus

You can do this thing!  He's got you.

Jeff Reynolds

www.mycapstone.org

www.jeffreynoldsministies.com