Aug 22

Confidence

Category: Leadership, Pastors, Quotatious

I very rarely repost something that someone else has written, but I couldn’t help myself with this one.  Pastor Steven knocked this one out of the park.  Here it is…

One of the most devastating effects of sin is the way it strips away our confidence.

I think it’s impossible for a pastor to confidently lead his congregation to trust God for the unknown while he’s nursing known sin in his life. 

Many fathers are unable to fully lead their families to seek and worship God because they’re aware of their own hypocrisy…and it strips confidence away layer by layer.

Unconfessed sin will chip away at your confidence until you find yourself backing down from Christ centered challenges, and settling into survival mode. 

Walking in purity activates a boldness that enables you to follow Jesus with a holy swagger.

Be pure…and be bold.

1 John 3:21
Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. 

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2 Comments so far

  1. Ken Hagler August 22nd, 2008 8:29 pm

    Great and yet humbling thought. Thanks for sharing that today. Not sure if I want to swagger but I can definitely echo the boldness that is enabled by His grace and holiness.

  2. J.R. August 23rd, 2008 2:29 pm

    Boldness and Swagger are interchangeable for the sake of this post.

    It kicked my butt and I am still processing through all the implications. Loved it!

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