When we talk about confidence in God, we pause, meditate, and arrive at a single common denominator, where the question we ask ourselves is: in whom will I trust? Before we talk about confidence, we need to know its real meaning. Confidence means: belief that something will not fail, that it is well-made or strong enough to fulfill its function. We understand that trusting in God is knowing that He will never fail. It is trusting in His greatness and in His power to fulfill His projects and purposes over our lives.
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us. (1 John 5:14, KJV)
When we approach God, we have within our hearts the confidence that makes us believe that whatever we ask will be granted according to the will of God and that He will always hear us. Confidence in the Lord makes us intimate to the point of telling God all our secrets, our difficulties, and we draw closer to Him more and more. As we draw near to God, He also draws near to us. We must understand that the more we draw near to God, the more God reveals Himself, showing us His love, His care, and His mercy for our lives.
It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:22,23, KJV)
God is the only one in whom we can place our full confidence, for in Him there is no lie, no falsehood, that is, God does not go back on what He has promised.
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? (Numbers 23:19, KJV)
When we raise our hands to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior of our lives, we learn that we must tell God all our secrets. We tell everything that is stored internally within our hearts. Secrets that often even the closest friend does not know, but God, the faithful friend, hears us, advises us, teaches us, does not judge us, but with such great love He honors our confidence in Him. We should never trust only in ourselves, for it is necessary that we come to trust in God and in His divine guidance so that we can experience the best of God.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6, KJV)
Confidence in God makes us walk paths that we never imagined walking. God can straighten paths, God can transform the one who was lost in society, transform the most dangerous man on earth into a preacher of the gospel. God takes a homeless person and makes him a preacher of the gospel, God can transform those who had no value to society. We need to learn to trust in God, we need to learn to wait for God’s time to answer us.
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. (Ecclesiastes 3:1, KJV)
We understand that trusting in the Lord is directly linked to waiting, for God will not always answer at the exact moment we ask. There are situations in which God will only grant us what we ask when He understands that we are ready to receive. Blessings granted at the wrong time turn into a great curse, causing physical and spiritual death, for it was not the time. Trusting in God is understanding that there is a time for the blessing to arrive in our lives. It is understanding that there is the right moment to live experiences with the Lord.
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. (Psalm 9:10, KJV)
Trusting in God is knowing that there is time to experience the various scenarios that God has prepared for our lives. When we accept Jesus Christ, we know His power and His greatness and, through the experiences we live day by day with God, we understand that the Lord never abandons us, regardless of the scenario we are living. Therefore, no matter what you are experiencing today. Just trust and see what God will do in your life, in your home, in your story.
