Confidence, Courage & Hope

Confidence: the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something

Courage: the ability to do something that frightens one; strength in the face of pain or grief

Hope: a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen

When you look at the definition of these three words they all deal with things that we feel. We have the power to control our feelings but not what happens to us. Having the ability to control our feelings is one of the greatest gifts. Since we can control our feelings, I encourage you to have confidence, courage and hope.

Looking at the definitions of those words, try to think of some of the things that you have confidence, courage and hope in. Now think about this, are you someone who is confident? Are you courageous? Do you have hope?

But Christ is faithful as the Son over God's house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory. (Hebrews 3:6)

Since Christ lives in us as believers we can remain courageous and hopeful to the very end. We can never be saved only by steadfastness and being firm in our faith, but our courage and hope do reveal that our faith is real. If we don't have faith, we could easily blown away by the winds of temptation, false teaching, or persecution.

This may be one of the shortest posts I have ever written, but I wanted it to be short and to the point. Have confidence and stand firm in your faith. Don't forget that our courage and hope reveals that our faith is real. Next time you are faced with something, will you remain courageous and hopeful? When we have courage and faith we are a light to other believers because we are showing that our faith is real and there is so much power in that.