Competence Increases Confidence

“Such confidence we have through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.” – 2 Corinthians 3:4,5 A common theme emerges from reading many biographies of people who are successful in business. These individuals create hugely successful companies and organizations that make hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars … only to lose it all. The result is devastation in their lives. They’re broke, their family splinters, but two years later they’re billionaires again. Can you tell me what happened here? Does luck play a role? Definitely not. These people keep trying, even when they’ve failed. And it’s also the domino effect we spoke of yesterday: The more you create by faith and bring out of the invisible into the visible, the more you create confidence in yourself. You realize God can help you achieve your