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““KEYS TO CONFIDENCE”KEYS TO CONFIDENCE”

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1.1. Know that God prescribed you Know that God prescribed you beforebefore birthbirth (Jeremiah 1:5). (Jeremiah 1:5).

Jeremiah 1:5

• “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”

• Question: Could God have made a mistake by not seeing what happened as you were being formed?

Psalm 139:14-16• “For You formed my inward parts; You

covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, yet being unformed. And in Your book they were all written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.”

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2.2. Know that God Know that God mademade youyou exactly as He intended exactly as He intended (Romans 9:20).(Romans 9:20).

Romans 9:20

• “But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, ‘Why have you made me like this?’”

• Question: When you look in the mirror, what do you see?

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3.3. Know that God is Know that God is notnot finishedfinished with you yet with you yet (Philippians 1:6).(Philippians 1:6).

Philippians 1:6

• “ [I am] confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”

• Question: Does God have a long range goal for your life?

Romans 8:29

• “For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.”

We lose confidence when We lose confidence when we compare ourselves we compare ourselves with otherswith others

Don’t compare yourself in: Don’t compare yourself in: appearance, abilities, family, and appearance, abilities, family, and environment (past experiences) environment (past experiences) which are things that usually which are things that usually cannot be changed.cannot be changed.

Find one particular area in which Find one particular area in which you are gifted and excel to the you are gifted and excel to the best of your abilities.best of your abilities.

Peter Drucker:

“Identify your greatest single strength, and maximize it.”

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4.4. Know that your confidence is Know that your confidence is influenced by the people with influenced by the people with whom whom youyou associateassociate (Proverbs (Proverbs 13:20).13:20).

Proverbs 13:20Proverbs 13:20

““He who walks with He who walks with the wise grows wise, the wise grows wise, but a companion of but a companion of fools suffers harm.”fools suffers harm.”

Lucy to Charlie Brown:Lucy to Charlie Brown: ““You, Charlie Brown, are a foul ball in the You, Charlie Brown, are a foul ball in the

line drive of life! You’re in the shadow of line drive of life! You’re in the shadow of your own goal posts! You are a miscue! your own goal posts! You are a miscue! You are three putts on the 18You are three putts on the 18thth green! You green! You are a seven-ten split in the 10are a seven-ten split in the 10thth frame! You frame! You are a dropped rod and reel in the lake of are a dropped rod and reel in the lake of life! You are a missed free throw, a life! You are a missed free throw, a shanked nine iron, and a called third shanked nine iron, and a called third strike! Do you understand? Have I made strike! Do you understand? Have I made myself clear?!”myself clear?!”

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5.5. Know that your confidence is Know that your confidence is secure when you secure when you trusttrust GodGod with with your circumstances (Isaiah your circumstances (Isaiah 41:10).41:10).

Isaiah 41:10

• “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”

The 5 Keys to Confidence1. Know that God prescribed you before birth

(Jeremiah 1:5).

2. Know that God made you exactly as He intended (Romans 9:20).

3. Know that God is not finished with you yet (Philippians 1:6).

4. Know that your confidence is influenced by the people with whom you associate (Proverbs 13:20).

5. Know that your confidence is secure when you trust God with your circumstances (Isaiah 41:10).

Four Steps of Thanking God for His Four Steps of Thanking God for His Work in Your Life (IBLP)Work in Your Life (IBLP)

1.1. Ask God’s forgiveness for your Ask God’s forgiveness for your ungratefulnessungratefulness toward His design in you toward His design in you (Romans 9:20).(Romans 9:20).

2.2. Thank God for the way He is Thank God for the way He is workingworking and the way He has worked in your life and the way He has worked in your life already.already.

3.3. Give God complete Give God complete freedomfreedom to work in to work in your life to make you what He wants.your life to make you what He wants.

4.4. Dedicate your life to the development of Dedicate your life to the development of His His charactercharacter in the lives of others. in the lives of others.

John Maxwell, Be a People Person

• “An insecure leader . . . believes neither in himself or herself nor in others. Insecure people are afraid to risk building up others with compliments, because they are constantly in need of compliments themselves.”

Helen KellerHelen Keller

““Security is mostly a Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”adventure or nothing.”

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A 5-year old boy was drawing with his A 5-year old boy was drawing with his crayons on the kitchen table. His mother crayons on the kitchen table. His mother asked him what he was drawing a picture of. asked him what he was drawing a picture of. He answered, “God.”He answered, “God.”

She said, “But honey, nobody knows what She said, “But honey, nobody knows what God looks like.”God looks like.”

He answered, “They will when I’m done!”He answered, “They will when I’m done!”