Di Bible teach how fi build confidence inna God, not self.
Believe seh confidence deh inna God Identify yuh confidence killers Pray wid unashamed honesty Obey God fi build confidence Develop confidence daily Fi most a mi life, mi memba mi did insecure bout how mi did look, talk, an perform inna school or sports.
Mi did feel fraid a rejection or not being liked inna frenships cause mi did chubby, couldn't read very well, an wasn't smart or athletic enough.
Mi did always a look fi approval fram frens, women, or family. Ova time mi laan fi ignore mi insecurity an pretend seh it neva deh deh, but it neva lef.
Mi try fi put mi security inna tings, people, an weh mi can do. But di insecurity inevitably return as all a dem ting deh cyaan consistently gi mi di confidence weh mi need an desire.
Deh have times inna mi life weh mi did very confident, an all a dem times deh did involve a focus pan God. But mi struggle fi sustain dat deh confidence.
Mi aim fi wi inna dis study is fi ansa di kweschan, “How mi fi develop confidence inna God?” chruu 5 helpful steps.
Believe seh confidence deh inna God One a di most significant challenges fi mi inna becoming confident is fi believe God’s way is better dan whatever mi a try do fi find confidence. Dis a di first an most crucial step.
Yuh pleasant path lead mi to pleasant places. Mi overwhelm by di privileges dem weh come wid following yuh, cause yuh gi mi di bes! [7] Di wie yu advaiz an karek mi mek mi priez yu muor, kaaz yu wispa dem iina di nait gi mi waiznis, shuo mi wa fi du neks. [8] Bikaaz yuh deh close to mi an always available, mi confidence naa go eva shake, cause mi experience yuh wrap-around presence every moment. [9] Mi heart an mi soul explode wid joy-ful a glory! Even mi body ago rest confident an secure.
Psalm 16:6-9 TPT
Dis scripture gi wi a picture a how it ago look wen wi genuinely develop confidence inna God. God promise wi a likkle tings if we turn to him fi confidence.
Im pramis fi liid wi go a “pliet plies.” Him promise fi show wi weh fi do next. Him promise fi always deh deh fi wi.
God set wi up fi be close to him (Acts 17:24) an guide wi along him “pleasant path” chruu di Bible (Psalm 119:105) as well as by putting people inna wi life dem weh point wi to him (Hosea 11:4). Wen wi believe dem ting deh bout God an decide fi believe Him word ova wi emotions an insecurities, wi wi be confident an secure.
Pause an reflect How yuh ago look wen yuh confident an secure? How God a guide yuh now? Find a scripture fi hold onto weh gi yuh faith dat yuh find confidence inna God. Read it, pray bout it, an choose fi believe it daily! Identify yuh confidence killers A so much place deh weh mi choose fi put mi confidence other dan God weh mi nuh always even aware a. Mi need fi slow dung, tink, an identify weh else mi a go fi confidence.
Ef yu niid waiznis, aks wi Gad we jenaros, an im wi gi yu it. Im naa go put yuh notn fi aks. [6] Bot wen yu aks im, mek shuor se a Gad wan yu biliiv. No waver, cause a person wid divided loyalty as unsettled like a wave a di sea weh di wind bluo an tossed. [7] Dem piipl de no fi ekspek fi get notn fram di Laad. [8] Di sitn dem we Gad se dem fi du, dem ton we fram Gad an di worliyan dem, an dem no stie iina evriting we dem du.
James 1:5-7 NLT
Gad se im wi gi wi eniting we wi aks fa ef wi dipen uol iip pan im. Wi haffi be fully committed, weh mean get rid a weh we turn to instead a God. It essential fi identify weh wi turn, so wi can andastan di effects pan wi life an others wen wi turn weh fram God.
Wen wi try fi get confidence inna temporary an superficial tings, wi end up unstable an unsettled. Mi have consistent insecurity an worry bout people nuh approve a mi, a good situation going wrong, or unbelief seh a bad situation can get better. Dis instability internally mek it so mi can’t enjoy life while mi live it, even wen most a life a go well.
Jeremiah 17:6 describe dis as being not being able fi “see prosperity wen it come.” Fi change, wi haffi fos identify di fickle places weh wi put wi confidence an correctly identify dem as “confidence killers.”
Weh yuh try put yuh confidence? Control/Circumstances (Proverbs 28:26) – Wi tink if wi circumstances change, den wi ago be confident (health, finances, dating, marriage, job). Money (1 Timothy 6:17) – Wi tink more money ago bring confidence. Achievement (Proverbs 11:7) Wi tink seh accomplishing goals inna work or life wi bring confidence. People (Proverbs 29:25, Proverbs 25:19) – Wi tink people weh like wi or respect wi ago bring confidence. Pleasure (Ecclesiastes 2:1-11) – Wi tink seh if yuh feel pleasure, wi gi wi confidence.
