Power UP | Confidence
Confidence
I’m sure that at one point in your life or another, you’ve felt alone. Being alone isn’t something we are unfamiliar with, and neither are the anxieties that accompany being alone. Facing difficult situations with others that we can trust to have our backs, lean against when we don’t know what to do, or turn to when we feel like we can’t take another step is very important. Jesus knew this was the case when he promised to send us the Holy Spirit to be with us forever. He knew that we would need help to continue to guide us, encourage us, and lift us up when we couldn’t take another step. It is challenging to face difficult times and situations alone, but we can have confidence that we are never alone, Jesus sent us the Holy Spirit to guide us and stay with us during all things.
Further reading: 2 Timothy 1:7, Romans 15:13, Philippians 1:6, James 1:2, Ephesians 5:8, 1 Corinthians 10:13
2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
Romans 15:13
I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Philippians 1:6
And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.
James 1:2
Dear brothers and sisters,[a] when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.
Ephesians 5:8
For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light!
1 Corinthians 10:13
The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.