Day 10-"Help me be confident." Titus 3:7

"That being justified by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life." Titus 3:7 (kjv)

heirs-a posesser

After I read this verse, I just kinda sat..not knowing how the word "confident" played into it. Then God asked me,"Do you know who you are?" Confidence and self esteem have been trouble areas for me; especially since Treaty was killed. I know the Lord is trying to get me to grasp just how special I am to Him & how much power and authority I have in Him. OMG! The longer I think on this, more verses keep coming to mind answering His question!

"You are fearfully and wonderfully made." Psalm 139:14

fearfully-reverence=honor, respect
wonderfully-put a difference (unique), show marvelous, set apart

"He hath made everything beautiful..." Ecc 3:11

"...in confidence shall be your strength." Is. 30:15

Going back to Titus 3:7, & focusing on the word "heirs", I can't help but meditate on what I inherited on 6-8-03; the day I repented, surrendered, was baptized, and saved. One thing for sure is eternal life (heaven). What else? I believe it is the right to God's Word. I now have the authority to use it and lay hold of God's promises. I once heard on the radio that a man counted over 30,000 promises in the Word! Now that I have a right to claim them and all that is in the Word, I must understand just how powerful it is. I've used it many times against the Devil . Treaty & I used it to attack a demon in our room. (that was awesome!) I also used it to get my house. I used it to get out of debt. I used it to heal Elyza from night terrors. The Word=POWER!
"For the Word of God is quick and powerful, & sharper than any two edeged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder (seperate pieces) of soul & spirit, & of the joints and marrow, & is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Heb. 4:12
"..the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God."Eph.6:17
"So then faith come by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God." Romans 10:17
I just thought about something...God spoke, and there was light. He spoke, and created the world...I'd rather use His Words than mine!
So what I've learned: God made me without error. He made me beautiful & one of a kind. He wants me to be confident in this truth as strength when I don't believe in myself. He wants me to be assured of my salvation. He wants me to take hold of His Word by claiming His promises & using it as a weapon. When I have fully grasped this, it is then I am confident, not only in myself but in Jesus.

My Prayer"Dear Lord, the world can be so cruel & the enemy never ceases in his attempts to plant dount and fear in my mind. He knows that I'm useless with doubt, fear, and without power &/or knowledge of the Word. If I don't use your my inheretance, I'm just as lost as I was before I gave my life to you. I'd be a sad & hopeless person & a weak, useless Christian. With everyday that I study, let it be to my spirit as weight lifting and exercise is to my body. Having confidence in you, knowing you are in me, I'm unstoppable and untouchable. Don't allow me to believe I'm ugly. Don't allow me to ever say,"I can't." Help me be confident. Not just confident in one area but in every realm of my life! In Jesus name, amen.