Posts Tagged ‘confidence’
The Favor of God
I often find myself asking for the favor of God upon my family. My blessings are really too many to count. I do like to hit the highlights pretty often and thank the Lord for my wife and children. As their families expand, my heart of love expands too. I’ve asked the Lord’s favor…
Read MorePride & Arrogance
Pride is a “feeling of deep pleasure and satisfaction derived from one’s own achievements or the achievements of someone very close” to me – like one of my kids. Arrogance is “having an exaggerated sense of ones own abilities and importance. These two can be closely related when I’ve accomplished something that I’m proud to…
Read MoreWhat If…
That little two-letter word “if” can drastically change the direction of a thought or sentence in the conversation. “If” is a conjunction for all the English majors out there. This little word has a ton of powerful usage placements in our language. Politicians use it for an “escape clause”. King David used this word to…
Read MoreCourage & Confidence
These two concepts are pretty closely related. If I have courage then I often have confidence. If I have confidence then I usually have courage. Courage is defined as “the ability to do something that frightens one”. It also means “strength in the face of pain or grief”. Confidence is the “feeling or belief that…
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