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Friends, greetings in Jesus Name! Today, I will be sharing with you on what I title, “God-Confidence”. If there is a time our confidence needs to rest in God it is now. Why? Just take a look around us today and see nations failing, terrorism on the rise, fear crippling individuals and poverty on a high level. Hebrews 10:35 says, “Cast not away therefore your confidence, which has great recompense of reward.” What is God-confidence? It is the assurance or belief that one can have faith in God or rely on Him without any form of uncertainty. There is a saying that, “Fortune favors the bold”. Meaning, in life those with God-confidence will always prevail and get what they want. I have two boys and whenever they want anything, they come to me with confidence and boldness. For instance, my younger son will approach me in my study and say: Dad, I want to eat Domino Pizza! Can we go now? He doesn’t care to know what I am doing at that moment; he just wants to eat pizza. I will gently tell him: Son, I am busy right now, can we go later? He will say ok and go away. After a while, he will barge into my study again with full confidence and say: Dad, just to remind you about the Pizza.

At this time, I will tell him: Ok, give me few minutes, let me tidy up some things. You know what? I will leave what I am doing and take him to Domino Pizza. Often times, the Lord will point to me saying: Can you see the confidence in your little son demanding to eat Pizza? He will say to me, this is exactly what I expect from my children but unfortunately many gaze at me from afar having no confidence to approach me like your little son. A lot of times, the state of our heart affects our confidence in God, and that robs us of our blessings. The book of 1 John 3:21-22 says, “Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. And whatever we ask we receive from Him.” This is why we need to purge our hearts from any form of condemnation. No matter how confident you may appear on the outside, if your heart condemns you, you can’t stand in confidence before God.

And when we lack confidence before God it robs us of our blessings. The devil knows it so well, and he uses it to torment many Christians. As a believer, when you genuinely repent and confess your sin before God, He wipes away the record of that sin from you (1 John 1:9). But the problem with many Christians is that after their sins have been forgiven, they find it difficult to forgive themselves, and this keeps them in bondage of the devil, and robs them of the confidence in God to ask or receive anything. Romans 8:1 say, “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.” Like my little son, you have the free access to approach your heavenly Father with confidence, and your request cannot be denied. Yes, it is possible! Even in these last few days left for the year 2019, God can still rock a mind-blowing miracle in your life. Just believe and latch on to His word. Wishing you a merry Christmas. Enjoy the season, and have a fantastic week as always. With love, Elvis!