What we have learned in our study, “Building Faith and Confidence”:

• We can have confidence that we know God when we wholly obey His commandments (1 John 2:3)
  
• Surrender wholly to God because of what you already know of Him (His power, love, faithfulness, etc.) AND so you can learn MORE of Him (Psalm 46:10)
• When we abide in Christ – being part of His body, the church (Romans 6:3-4, 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, Galatians 3:26-29, John 3:5-7) – we can have confidence before Him when He comes again (1 John 2:28)
• Having faith like the mustard seed, which is willing to die (to self) in order to live, develop, and grow in stature (John 12:24-26) will, with determined tenacity, help us to remove great obstacles in life (doubts, fears, anger, etc.) and strengthen our confidence in God. (Luke 17:5)
• Fearing God, giving Him His due reverence and thinking on His awesome power and ability, gives us confidence in all that He can do. He truly does become a refuge for those who trust wholly in Him (Proverbs 10:26)!
• Faith continues to develop as we continue to serve God. We will be given many opportunities in life in which we will need to choose between doing what is pleasing to God or what is pleasing to ourselves – one results in eternal joy, the other only offers a fleeting feeling of happiness (Luke 17:7-10).

“Therefore do not cast away your confidence, 

which has great reward. For you have need 

of endurance, so that after you have done 

the will of God, you may receive the promise… 

…we are not of those who draw back to destruction, 

but ofthose who believe to the saving of the soul.” 

 (Hebrews 10:35-36, 39 NKJV)

Keep turning to God, keep seeking His instruction from the Bible, and keep humbly obeying it with determination each day! Surrender to God’s wisdom and discover the absolute beauty of His way! Keep choosing God and you will soon realize both your faith and your confidence are growing! Keep on keeping on!!

You can do it! So can I!!