I went to a Love Languages class this morning that was offered by our Task Force.
The speaker was wonderful. She was very engaging and humorous in the way she presented the class.
She made one statement that really stood out to me. She said that she is a very confident person. She is confident because she is happy with the person that she has become. She also mentioned that this confidence different from conceidedness.
As I thought about this, I began to realize that I am also a confident person.
I am writing this in prayfulness, because I don’t want to come across as conceited or arrogant. There is a huge difference between those sinful attitudes that focus on self. Arrogance, especially spiritual arrogance, is actually my biggest dislike, so I am treading lightly in hopes that you will see this difference as well.
The reason that I am confident is because I also am content with the person that I am and with the person that I am becoming.
I am content with where I am in life.
I am content with the way that God has shaped my life.
Is there room for improvement?
Absolutely.
There is always room for improvement. I have in no way arrived. I don’t think any of us will ever arrive.
But I can honestly look at my life and say that I am confident because I am content.
I know who I am.
I am a new creation in Christ, living each day to bring honor to him. I make mistakes and I fail, but I am so grateful that I don’t have to berate myself because of those mistakes and failures. I can continue pressing on, trusting in Christ’s love, mercy, grace, and forgiveness. I am continually amazed that I am able to call myself a child of God.
I am the wife to a wonderful, godly man. Someone who is also confidently seeking to serve God. Someone who gives of himself daily to meet the needs of his soldiers. Someone who loves me and honors me in our marriage.
More specifically, I am a military wife, living seperated from my husband because of his deployment. This has provided many opportunities to develop deeper relationships, to grow closer to Christ, and to serve God. I am content with the place that I am in. Content to live overseas, away from family and friends that I miss dearly. Content to live away from so many of the conveniences of the United States. And believe me, there are many. I am content because I am confident that this is God’s will for our lives at this moment.
I am the mother of three blessings. I am grateful that God has blessed me with EA, MC, and Will. I am thankful for them. I am content with my position of staying at home and raising them to love God, and the opportunity to homeschool them. These things take sacrifice and I often feel that when I am not able to be and do all that others around me can. But then I take a step back and realize that this is a choice that I have gladly made. It is a choice that I am completely content with even though it does take daily sacrifice.
I am not perfect.
Not at all.
But I know who I am.
I am confident because I am content to be the person that God has created me to be.
Becoming Me says
Excellent post Monica! Confidence because of who you are in Christ is so healthy.
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Kristen says
WOW! Great post, and very thought provoking! I personally think you’re pretty awesome, though …;)
Tanya says
Great post. And so true. We can be confident — not prideful or arrogant, but CONFIDENT when we recognize who we are and relish the realities God has given us.
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homegrownstrawberries says
What a wonderful post. I think it is interesting that those who are perhaps the most confident are not even aware of it until it is pointed out to them. And as daughters of The King who are we to lack confidence? He loves us fully, has forgiven us completely, and died to be closer to us. If we are so dear and precious to God how can we be anything but confident?
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