FMF: Confident

Joining in for Five Minute Friday a little bit late. Things got a bit crazy this last week. I got a transfer that I put in for and moved over to a new office, official today. My job is basically the same (with a few differences) but I am in a new environment and surrounded by new people. A change from the last 7.5 years that I have spent in the same office. Anyway. My old coworkers threw me an amazing pot-luck and sent me off with amazing memories. Plus, I have an Idaho family there that I will hold on to forever.

The word for this week is confident. Confidence is something I have struggled with most of my life. I've always been the heavier girl. My height isn't enough for my weight. In school I was never one of the popular girls but I was okay with that. What I lacked in confidence I made up for in my voice. My voice is loud and I try and stay cheerful. I try and keep myself optimistic no matter what. Even if my brain is screaming "they are talking about me" I won't let it show on the outside." My brain might be telling me someone is talking about me, when there is no basis in reality. When my confidence is lacking, I can call out to God and ask him to help me out. He is someone who I can put my confidence in no matter what.

God also is confident in me. He equips me and puts me in situations where he knows I am able to accomplish the tasks he plans for me. When God gives me a task, I know that he has equipped me for that task and I know he is going to see me through it. I'm not going to be left hanging on my own. I'm not going to be asked to do something that is beyond my ability.

My confidence in God is based on my faith and trust in him. He has shown me over and over again, in my life and in His word that He is.