Hebrews 10:35-38 – “Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.  ³⁶ For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive ^[j]what was promised.

³⁷ For yet in a very little while, He who is coming will come, and will not delay.  ³⁸ But My righteous one shall live by faith; And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him.”

As I read, prayed, and mused on the Word of God, the LORD amazed me again.  Several things filled my heart and mind, each connected and, in a measure, a progression from one step to the next as His victory unfolds.

He reminded me of the song we used to sing – “I’ve Got Confidence.  “

When trouble is in my way

I can’t tell my night from day

That I’m tossed from side to side

Like a ship out on a ragin’ tide

I don’t worry, I don’t fret

My God has never failed me yet

Troubles come from time to time

But that’s alright, I’m not the worryin’ kind

Because I’ve got confidence

God is gonna see me through

No matter what the case may be

I know He’s gonna fix it for me

I’ve got confidence

God is gonna see me through

No matter what the case may be

I know He’s gonna fix it for me

That led me to the Word I heard during worship on Sunday.  “When will you let your problem be My problem?  When you give it to Me, I will lift your burden.”

1 Peter 5:6-7 – “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, THAT He may exalt you in due time, 7 CASTING all your cares upon God, for He cares for you.”   [Emphasis mine]

Matthew 11:28-30 – “COME to Me, all you who labor and carry burdens, and I will give you rest.  29 TAKE My Yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and meek in heart, AND you will find rest for your souls.  30.  FOR My Yoke is pleasant, and My burden is light.”  [Emphasis mine]

We have a choice in Everything!   We make choices consciously and subconsciously.  We make choices through careful evaluation and spur-of-the-moment reactions.  We trust something, and that which we trust either propels us into the calm peace of assurance or into the inner turmoil of worry.

We say, “I’m trusting God,” but continue to fret over the situation, trying to think of a solution.  That is not making our problem His problem; it is trying to include God rather than totally yielding everything to Him.

To make our problem His is to take it to Him and take our hands off.  We then do only what He directs, but we must do what He directs.  As He shows the way, we walk in it and walk toward it, and reap the blessings of its harvest!

I suggest we sing the song; I’ve Got Confidence as we pray and encourage ourselves in the LORD. Matthew 6:26-34 provides a powerful reminder of God’s love, power, and faithfulness.

Give it to Jesus, then in obedience, do what He says, and if He says nothing, do nothing!   The victory is in the being, not in the doing!

May your day be filled with God inspired confidence!