confidence is the key...just not self-confidence

so there is a up an coming girls lock in that i'm helping lead.
and in preparing for a girl-geared lesson i've gotten to think of that age-old enemy of all women...

confidence!
...and the lack of it.

this topic is found everywhere in secular and christian culture, and the message is clear..

be confident in yourself, and life will go better. men will be attracted to you, your relationship with God will be better, you can do more, etc....

the list of what we should be able to do with self-confidence as our fuel is rather long.

problem is that we can't accomplish anything on that list. most of them are out of our control regardless of the level of self-confidence we have.

confidence IS key...
but we can't be confident in ourselves, and here is why:

we are human. we ALWAYS fail.

the idea of self-confidence implies that we can do anything good ourselves, but we can't.
we have to have God to do anything.

God-confidence is the key.

Phillipians 4:13 is a Scripture we are all familiar with..

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

this verse alone can completely demolish self-confidence.
we can do all things through CHRIST, not ourselves.

if we place our confidence in ourselves, then we will be disappointed.
we are not sufficient enough to fill our own needs.

if we place our confidence in our perfect God, then we will never be disappointed.
God is sufficient for our salvation, daily living, and...confidence.