3 Truths to Build Your Confidence: Stay Positive

Cultivating God-Confidence

Scripture References

Primary text

• Psalm 57
• Romans 12
• Hebrews 13

Other references

• Jeremiah 17
• Romans 7
• Hebrews 10
• Psalm 46:1
• Colossians 1

Overview

Self-confidence can’t carry a life; it wavers with every awkward comment, comparison, or failure. What we truly need is God-confidence—a settled trust that comes from knowing who God is and who He says we are. Pastor Chris walked through three biblical truths that uproot the lies of inadequacy and cultivate holy boldness.

Main Points

1. My God is always for me

• Many grew up imagining God poised to catch them doing wrong; Scripture shows a Father cheering from the sidelines.
• Illustration: Cindy’s loud encouragement at Seth’s basketball games changed how he played; knowing someone is “for you” alters performance.
• Romans 12 warns against conforming to culture’s patterns; instead our lives overflow from already-secured divine approval.

• “If my God is for me, who on earth can be against me?”

• Living from approval, not for it, frees us to pursue debt freedom, reconciliation, new ventures, or sobriety.

2. My God always helps me

• Hebrews 13: “Never will I leave you…The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.”
• Ask: Where do I feel unequipped—marriage, finances, addiction, evangelism? God supplies tools and presence.
• Story: When Chris preached his father’s funeral, the silent presence of friends Terry and Sam banished fear; likewise, God’s ever-present help changes atmospheres.
• Psalm 46:1 calls God an “ever-present help” — His presence itself is the assistance.
• What He’s done for others (restored marriages, paid debts, saved neighbors) He stands ready to do again.

3. My God is still working in me

• Frustration over repeated failures is common; God hasn’t quit.
• Philippians reminder (book cited): the work He began will be completed “until the day of Christ Jesus.”
• Story: Teaching Noah to drive a stick shift exposed Chris’s temper; even pastors lose patience—yet grace keeps shaping them.
• We remain “works in progress” until heaven; therefore, be patient with yourself as God is patient with you.
• Living from this truth dismantles the paralyzing lie that “God made a mistake with me.”

Key Truths

• God’s approval is a starting point, not a finish line we strive to reach.
• Lies of inadequacy are displaced only by the written and spoken truth of God’s Word.
• Divine presence is the decisive help in every weakness.
• Confidence rooted in Christ turns a believer into a steady, attractive witness.
• God’s unfinished work in us guarantees both progress now and completion later.

Response

• Replace every identified lie with a corresponding scripture truth.
• Invite God’s presence into the specific situation that makes you feel least capable.
• Act on one area you’ve avoided (application, reconciliation, enrollment) trusting God is for you.
• Celebrate incremental growth instead of condemning unfinished areas.
• Encourage someone else today—see in them what they can’t yet see in themselves.

Closing

Pastor Chris led the church to stand and declare that God never lets go, turning worship into warfare against insecurity. He urged listeners to draw a line in the sand and live from God-confidence rather than inadequacy. The gathering ended with an invitation to receive Christ, trading uncertainty for a “confident hope” of heaven.

“Worship is warfare…God makes all things new.”

Prayer

Father I need You.
I’ve sinned.
I’m asking You to save me.
Jesus, I believe You died to pay for my sin and rose to bring me life.
Fill me now with Your Holy Spirit that I could serve You always. In Jesus’ name, Amen.