There is a long standing
tradition that I think is as old as the new year celebrations. You know how it
goes, when the year is drawing closer to the end we begin to make either
imagined, written or unwritten, vain or vague decisions for the year that’s about
to start we call them the “new year resolutions”. The wise ones not only write
down these carefully planned trajectories they make sure the “new year
resolutions” are taken to God in prayers. They may spend days of fasting and
praying seeking the approval of God on their chosen path for the year. You pray
and you ask God to help you stay away from those your depraved indulgences,
your defect.
Days run into weeks, weeks run into months maybe 3 months or even 6 months but you find yourself relegating to that hideous act as you would think of it.
You probably do these every
year and when it keeps repeating itself over and over, you decide to give in.
You forget that you were able
to defeat that defect for months. If you can defeat it for just one month then giving
up is not an option. Hold your grounds, if you fall along the way, get up and
dust yourself, continue on the journey. One thing is for sure. You will
overcome one day.
In the next few weeks I will
be sharing with you seven (7) powerful tools with which to effectively
implement you “new year resolutions”
- CONFIDENCE
Confidence is not something
that can be learned like a set of rules; confidence is a state of mind.
Positive thinking, practice, training, knowledge and talking to other people
are all useful ways to help improve or boost your confidence levels.
Be confident that He who
started with you is capable, able and willing to carry you to the end. Develop
self-confidence. Know that you are capable through Christ.
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Confidence, Arrogance,
Hubris, Overconfidence and presumptuousness are distinctively different from
each other. Place yourself in the right place. put on the right cloak.
Confidence is generally
described as a state of being certain either that a hypothesis or prediction is
correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective.
Self-confidence is having confidence in oneself. Arrogance or hubris in this
comparison is having unmerited confidence—believing something
or someone is capable or correct when they are not. Overconfidence or
presumptuousness is excessive belief in someone (or something) succeeding,
without any regard for failure. Confidence can be a self-fulfilling prophecy as
those without it may fail or not try because they lack it and those with it may
succeed because they have it rather than because of an innate ability. Taken to
an extreme, over-confidence can cause problems as evidenced by the famous
author Matthew Syed.