Building Confidence In God

Let’s talk about building confidence…Godly confidence!

The word confidence is a combination of 2 specific words.
1. ‘Con’ which means “with”  and 2 ‘fidence’ which means “faith”.
So the the word confidence means literally means “with faith”

There basically 3 types of confidence that exists in the world
1. Godly Confidence – “faith in God”
2. Self Confidence – “faith in yourself”
3. General Confidence – “faith in others/things”

Let’s take a look at the first type of confidence – confidence in God. This is the most important of the 3 simply because having confidence in God can produce confidence in yourself, and boost your faith in others.

One of the most important things to learn about confidence is that it happens because of relationship. Because there is a connection between you and the person or thing that you have faith in, you develop a trust that allows you to rely on them to perform and do what that have said they would do. So in other words, when you don have any self confidence, it really means that you don’t even trust yourself to do what you think you can…that’s a very sad case!

Because we understand that confidence is based on relationship, then lack of confidence must be the result of little or no relationship.

Let me explain this relationship confidence building idea…

Have you ever seen a child in his father’s arms? Now imagine the father throwing the kid up into the air and catching him again before he hits that ground. Most of us has had a similar experiece growing up as kids, it’s a mixture between fun and fear. The child feels good rising high into the air and it is fun, then he feels fearful coming down because the ground is rushing towards him and he already knows the pain of falling. But just before he hits the ground, strong arms catch him and he is safe. Then like most children on the planet, he makes a really crazy decision and scream out again…again!

This relationship between father and son grows stronger and stronger with each mid-air catch as the child learns to rely on the fact that Dad won’t let me hit the ground. So these experiences produce confidence in the father.

Our confidence in God grows the exact same way. As children, God clearly shows us that He has our best interest at heart; we go through rough times and He shows up to help us and and confirm to us that we are not alone. This connected relationship brings us to a point where we believe and trust in His words. If He says so, we believe it is so, simply because He has already proven to us that He stands behind His words.

Godly confidence is built through personal connection and relationship with God – the way we connect and relate to Him opens doors for us to prove His love in our lives and experience all that He has for us.

Self Confidence Building In 4 Steps

If you stop for a few minutes in your day you will almost be able to pick out of the crowd two different types of people. 1. those who have an internal self confidence issue which causes them to act and react in a scary, unsure way about themselves; and 2. those who believe in themselves and move with surety, calmness, and a magnetic presence.

If you were paying attention for any length of time, you have probably noticed that these self confident people ordinarily seem to be victorious in all the areas of their lives. Does this happen because they are smarter than most? Or does it happen because they have access to more money than everyone else? Maybe they are the ones that Lady Fortune has smiled on the most?

The truth is that none of these things necessarily give the complete picture when it comes to producing real lasting success in people’s lives. Nothing works in life with having a healthy does of Self confidence – and these self confident people have come to understand the impact that believing in themselves and relying on their abilities can bring to give them an added advantage in life.

One of the best advantages of having a strong confidence is that it ultimately creates opportunities for success, and with every new accomplishment,  another self confidence building block is deposited into your life’s foundation.

Because self assured people see themselves as being able to accomplish those things they have made a decision to succeed at doing, this mindest is what actually creates reality in their lives…because perception creates reality!

How can you grow your self confidence and build you life’s success foundation one confident block at a time? Here are a 5 simple but effective strategies to help you build self confidence one victory at a time.

1. Begin By Taking An Internal Inventory. You can start by make a list of your strong points, your strengths, the thing you are really great at. Think about all the positive things that your life brings to the table. Reflect back on some of the compliments you have received or things that come easily and naturally to you. It does not matter what it is, if it’s good, you should write it down.

2. Target Two Primary Points For Immediate Improvement. Select at least 2 of your strong points that you want to work on to improve even more. It’s important to succeed by concentrating on the areas you are already good at because you will definitely have a better chance of becoming even more sure of yourself. Remember that success is built on block at a time.

3. Act Confidently Even If You Don’t Feel Confident. In most cases, self confidence is a state of mind that if you set you mind on doing it, it literally become a part of your life. You can talk to yourself in an encouraging way and stay away from negative thoughts and people who can push you back into insecurity. Make it a habit to constantly surround yourself with positive, confident, and successful people as much as you can – because the environment you choose to stay in usually gets inside of you. Confidence breeds confidence – so choose these types of environments.

4. Change Your Personal Perspective. One of the best things you can do for yourself is to choose to look at yourself in a different way than you are used to doing. Someone said “if you change your thoughts, you can change your life”. and I tend to agree with their statement. A new personal perspective can change your life and help your confidence level to rise. See yourself as the self confident person you want to be and before you know it you will become that person.