What would you consider to be essential attributes a person could possess? While many answers could make sense, one of the most significant driving forces for anyone is confidence. What makes true confidence unique is that a lot of times, confidence is not consistent. Sometimes, someone’s confidence can look like a roller coaster. It can go up and down during different scenarios. What I mean by this is there are times when confidence is on full display. When life is going great, it can be easy to be confident. What happens to that confidence when life is not the best? What happens when there are some strange bounces life can throw at us? In essence, it is easy to be confident when we are winning. Do we maintain that same confidence when, metaphorically speaking, our backs are up against the wall?

This idea of confidence applies to living a Christian life. It is easy to maintain a strong faith when life is great. What happens when life becomes difficult? Does our confidence in our faith waver? For our confidence to be consistently high, we must know how to handle tough times. 

James 1:2-4 says,  ^“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” Once we have our confidence established, we need to put it to good use. “Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.”

In a world where it can be easy to lose confidence, we need to remain confident. We cannot allow outside influences to determine how we feel about ourselves. We can strive to accomplish many things when we have confidence in our faith and ourselves.