Go In Quiet Confidence

Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the profit that accumulates to your account. (Philippians 4:17, NRS).

Good Morning!

One of my long-time mentors died. Many people knew my mentor to be their personal friend. Acceptance, caring, and belief were given without reserve. What really set my friend apart from others was the ability to speak words of life into others. I often listed all the things that seemed impossible to me. My friend would respond to my list of impossibilities by saying, "You have a choice . . . go in quiet confidence, believing God is with you . . . or spend your days in loud anxiety as if God has failed you."

The Apostle Paul had quiet confidence in the abiding presence of Christ within himself and other Christ-followers. Accordingly, Paul understood the necessity to rely on other Christ-followers to help with the mission of spreading the message. What would have happened if he had spent his time anxious, responding as if God had failed him? Certainly, his life would not have had the same impact in the ancient world and in today’s world.

So . . . you and I have a choice today . . . we can either go about today’s business with quiet confidence or loud anxiety.

Choose quiet confidence with belief that God is with you.
Rely on God to bring others into your life that will help you run the race of life.
Celebrate.
Learning with you to go in quiet confidence,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2007 All Rights Reserved)