Confidence
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Confidence is important in so many ways. We need confidence in everything we do. It is especially important in our family life, career, finances and relationships. We have to believe in ourselves and we hope others will believe in us too. Even if they don’t we still have to be true to who we are and confident in ourselves.
Confidence is considered being bold, true, and reassured. “It is a feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; firm trust. the state of feeling certain about the truth of something. A feeling of self-assurance arising from one's appreciation of one's own abilities or qualities.”
It’s vitally important to be true to yourself and know that you are relevant and valuable. You are a gem, treasure, diamond and precious. I encourage you to pat yourself on your back even if no one else tells you that you are important and needed.
King David had to encourage himself and we have to do so as well. I Samuel 30:6 states, “But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.”
It is not only important for you to have confidence in yourself, but in others too. There are a couple of things that most of us don’t like doing and that is going to the doctor or dentist, but we know it’s necessary. It is extremely important when we put our trust in them, pay for a service, is that they need to be confident in what they are doing also. The first sign that we sense that they are unsure of themselves, we politely decline their services and choose someone else. This can apply to our hairdresser, mechanic, nurse, attorney, carpenter, repairman, photographer, videographer and many other professionals.
There was a song in the 1980’s that was sung by Diana Ross in the Wiz, which really made a bold statement. I like the whole song, but the beginning and end is my favorite part. The song begins with:
“If you believe
Within your heart, you'll know
That no one can change
The path that you must go”
The ending:
“But believe in yourself
Just believe in yourself
Just, just believe in yourself
As I, I believe in you in yourself.”
These verses are most profound and offers encouraging words. You have to be confident to believe that you can achieve whatever you set out to do. Additionally you have to believe in yourself as someone have the confidence to believe in you too.